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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Finland

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 01 October 2014  Page Views: 7396

Natural PlacesSite Name: The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) Alternative Name: Giant Kettle Pirunpesä, Giant Kettle Pirunpesä, Devil's Nest (Pirunpesa)
Country: Finland
NOTE: This site is 48.271 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Pirunpesä  Nearest Village: Yli-valli
Latitude: 62.399056N  Longitude: 22.895472E
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
4 Ambience:
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5 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
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä)
The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) submitted by Anne T : Bird's eye view of The Devil's Nest, Pirunpesa. Image from Wikimedia Commons, "Jalasjarvi" by Homolulu. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural feature near Pirunpesä, Finland

Similar to the Käpylä Hiidenkirnu, the Devil's Kettle, near Helsinki, this natural feature has been created by glacial action over many hundreds of thousands of years – it has repeatedly been hollowed out, filled with sediment then hollowed out again by the ice.

Measuring 14 metres wide by 23 metres deep, the Devil’s Nest is Europe’s largest eroded cavity, although there is currently debate as to whether or not this pit might be a natural outlet for water or gas rather than just the result of cycles of glacial erosion (or maybe a combination of all these processes).

Located in the village Yli-valli in the municipality of Jalasjärvi in Southern Ostrobothnia, further information can be found at Wikipedia and photos on Flickr.

There are no records of any archaeological finds during excavations. Many thanks to Martti Lahti who provided the initial information to create this page - see further comments below for the folklore attached to the creation of the name 'The Devil's Nest'.

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The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä)
The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) submitted by Anne T : Image of the inside of the Devil's Nest. From Wikimedia Commons, "Jalasjarvi2" by JaakkoHallila. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä)
The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) submitted by Anne T : Devil's Nest, Pirunpesa:¤ Lidar image (Translation from Finnish): "Devil's Nest is a unique (in Finland) detritus pit created by three glacial periods: pre-glacial, tertiary period and the present. 10 millions years ago Isovuori was a dryland and exposed to erosion. The surface of the granular granite eroded to perhaps ten meters deep. Over time the pit went through a cycle of being filled w... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) by Anne T on Wednesday, 08 October 2014
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Martti Lahti has kindly sent through some more information on The Devil's Nest, including more accurate co-ordinates (page updated).

A link to the Jalasjärven Nature Association web site describes the formation of the cavity (click on the link and press 'translate this page' to read it in English), although I understand there is an ongoing debate as to whether The Devil's Nest is actually a feature of glaciation or a rare underground water or gas opening.

Martti also tells us that there are excellent facilities for visitors to this site, including a spiral staircase to the bottom of the cavity, a high observation platform and a cafe which is open during summer months.
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    Re: The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) by Andy B on Wednesday, 08 October 2014
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    Thanks Anne, do you know if there is any info on archaeology / folklore / ancient interest in the site?
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      Re: The Devil's Nest (Pirunpesä) by Anne T on Wednesday, 08 October 2014
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      Hi, Andy. Yes, it just happens that Martti has recently sent through some information on this, as well!

      Stories have been told about this feature for many years. Because the original hole was a couple of feet lower than the surrounding rock and covered in lichen it was thought to be a lair. The hole was known to go deeper than just a few feet, and it was said that a rock dropped into it could be heard falling for many minutes. Children were warned not to go near it as the devil might come out and pull them into his chamber, hence the name "The Devil''s Nest" came into common use.

      The Devil''s Nest was first excavated in 1981 by the municipality of Jalasjäven authorities and the Finnish Geological Institute. They took out 3 metres of rock, then hit a water-impermeable clay layer and discontinued the investigation in 1982.

      In 1997, more money was found to continue the excavation. The clay layer was found to be a deposit from a glacial moraine, and once this was removed the hole continued to be excavated to its current depth of over 20 metres. Strangely, the material in the very centre of the hole is much lighter than that which surrounds it, and this has been christened the ''heart'' of The Devil''s Nest.

      Martti has provided a link to read more about The Devil''s Nest excavation with a diagram which clearly illustrates the layers of soil, clay and rock within this enigmatic structure (click on the link, then on the ''translate this page'' box which should come up on the screen). I should add in that in the research I've been doing, I haven't found anything (yet) about any archaeological finds.
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