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Multi-periodSite Name: Jatulinlehto Giant's Church Alternative Name: Jatulinlehto JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Latitude: 65.899086N Longitude: 25.124359E
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
Jatulinlehto Giant’s Church in the Keminmaa 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 Jatulinlehto is 2 miles from the border of Lapland on the eastern side of Over-Penikan. This square-shaped structure has walls 1.5 metres wide and 1.13 metres high with a well in the northern part and circular structures inside. The CEA records tell of a stone axe found within the structure which has since been lost.
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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