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Multi-periodSite Name: Linnamaa Giant''s Church Alternative Name: Linnamaa JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland
NOTE: This site is 27.47 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Oulu Nearest Village: Kenttätlä
Latitude: 64.643419N Longitude: 25.735358E
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
Linnamaa is one of seven structures listed as being a Giant’s Church, but not yet confirmed as one. Sited in the Liminka 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 sits around 900 m to the south-east of a moraine crest. It is formed from rectangular stone walls measuring 26 m with a width varying from 21 to 24 metres. A map dating from 1891 identified Linnammaa as measuring 36 by 37 metres with walls 2 to 3 metres thick and a height varying from 20 to 40 cms. Burnt stone was discovered in pits on the edge of the structure. About 50 to 60 metres to the north west lies a cairn with a diameter of 5 metres and a height of 30 to 40 cms, said in the past to have been square rather than circular and locally known as 'the vestry'. A 2012 inspection found the monuments still intact.
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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