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Multi-periodSite Name: Pikku Hautakangas Alternative Name: Pikku Hautakangas JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Kokkola Nearest Village: Rimpliä
Latitude: 63.776918N Longitude: 23.680527E
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
Pikku Hautakangas Giant’s Church in the Kokkola region is one of around 50 Neolithic stone structures found only in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland. Dated as Stone Age, all Giant's Church structures are recorded as having been built between 2,500 and 2,000 BC.
The official records for the Cultural Environment Agency (CEA) state that Pikku Hautakangas is an oval structure with a low ring-walled barrier measuring approximately 28 by 12 feet with irregular breaks in the outer wall. To the south and east internally pits can be found. It is thought that this was originally a natural feature subsequently enhanced by man.
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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