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Multi-periodSite Name: Hautakangas Giant''s Church (Tyrnävä) Alternative Name: Hautakangas Jätinkirkko (Tyrnävä)
Country: Finland
NOTE: This site is 94.771 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Oulu  Nearest Village: Tuppu
Latitude: 64.696021N  Longitude: 25.958025E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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2Not Good
1Awful
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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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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
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Stone Fort or Dun in Finland

Hautakangas (not to be confused with Hautakangas in the Kokkola region) is one of seven structures listed as being a Giant’s Church, but not yet confirmed as one. Sited in the Tyrnävä 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 the structure is stone age. In 2009 an inspection found pits and tar pits. Now surrounded by pine forest, with marsh to the south-east, this structure sat on the highest point of land although this has now been eroded by forestry works. Large circular perimeter barriers (walls) can still be found, with an external diameter of 38 to 40 metres and 33 to 35 metres internally with a bulge at the widest point. At the western edge, the walls only stand 20 cms high; at the northern edge the walls stand 0.5 metres tall. The official notes make reference to a small circular rampart approximately 4 x 7 metres and "the tomb of Muhos".

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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