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Multi-periodSite Name: Pesuankangas Giant's Church Alternative Name: Pesuankangas JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland
NOTE: This site is 53.525 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Oulu Nearest Village: Pesola
Latitude: 64.618792N Longitude: 25.349638E
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
Pesuankangas Giant’s Church in the Siikajoki region 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 Pesuankangas is located in the former territory of Paavolan near the Whitefish River. It is sited near farm building on a hill and measures 24 x 34 metres wide and was made up of rectangular stones build into a ring barrier with openings.
In 1910, extensive excavations were carried out and an axe blade found. More recently, in 2010/2011 animals were kept within its confines and the structure was extensively damaged, more or less destroyed. As of 2014, this site is no longer protected.
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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