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Multi-periodSite Name: Miehenneva Giant's Church Alternative Name: Miehenneva Jätinkirkko
Country: Finland
NOTE: This site is 137.849 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Latitude: 64.653480N  Longitude: 24.326250E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Stone Fort or Dun in Finland

Miehenneva Giant’s Church in the Alavieska region is one of around 50 Neolithic stone structures found only in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland. Dated as Stone Age, all Giant's Church structures are recorded as having been built between 2,500 and 2,000 BC.

The official records for the Cultural Environment Agency state that Miehenneva is roughly rectangular in shape with measurements varying between 34-26-30metres by 28 metres, with a width of 2 to 4 metres. The height of the walls is stated to be between 0.5 to 10 metres (the latter in the north-east of the site) with openings. The records state the placement of the stones" isn't natural, but have been placed by man".

For further information and comment see our news article "an introduction to the Giant's Churches of Finland."

(Thanks to Martti Lahti in Finland for the information, although apologies for any errors in translation).

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