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Multi-periodSite Name: Tavoma 1 Giant''s Church Alternative Name: Tavoma 1 JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Vaasa Nearest Village: Gullberg
Latitude: 63.156995N Longitude: 22.459124E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Stone Fort or Dun in Finland
Tavoma 1 is an unscheduled Giant’s Church in the Vöyri region. It is one of around 50 Neolithic stone structures found only in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland.
The official records for the Cultural Environment Agency state that Tavoma 1 is set on a cliff about 75 m west of a forest track. Aligned east-west, the oval stone walls have an exterior dimension of approximately 34 by 20 metres. "The interior is flat and about 20 metres long and 7 metres wide. The barrier (wall) height has an average height of 1 metre."
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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