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Multi-periodSite Name: Hautakangas Giant''s Church (Tyrnävä) Alternative Name: Hautakangas Jätinkirkko (Tyrnävä)Country: Finland
NOTE: This site is 99.93 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:
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 |
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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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