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Natural PlacesSite Name: Käpylä Hiidenkirnu Alternative Name: Devil's Kettle, Devil's Cauldron, Giant's Kettle, Giant's CauldronCountry: Finland
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Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Helsinki Nearest Village: Käpylä
Latitude: 60.214789N Longitude: 24.941193E
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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During a trip to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, I found out about these Hiidenkirnu - large holes created during the time of the Ice Age. Much research unlocked potential visits around the outer areas of the city - free things to do, which are actually really interesting.
I did eventually find one of the glaical rock-bore holes; in Finnish folklore they are attributed to giants, goblins, and are entrances to the otherworld - places of liminality and to be approached, if at all, with care. (Assuming I've got the understanding of the Finnish translation correct from using Google Translate).
It's a few minutes walk from the bus stop, in the Käpylä area of Helinski , east of Tuusulantie, Vaakalinnuntie, Tursontie, Louhentie, and off the corner of Louhenkuja and Ilmatarvägen, behind a school and what was once a ski slope.
A number of other Hiidenkirnu exist in the Helsinki area, the most impressive being the Pihlajamäki Hiidenkirnu, some 6.9 metres in diameter and 8.45 metres deep.
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