Kastelli Giant's Church

Kastelli Giant's Church (Finnish: Kastellin jätinkirkko) is a prehistoric stone enclosure situated near Pattijoki in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland. It is one of the largest of forty such "Giant's Churches" to be found in this region of Finland. It dates to around 2000 BC.

Kastelli Giant's Church
Kastellin jätinkirkko
Kastelli Giant's Church, viewed from the southeast corner
Kastelli Giant's Church is located in Finland
Kastelli Giant's Church
Kastelli Giant's Church
Shown within Finland
LocationPattijoki, Northern Ostrobothnia
Coordinates64°37′52.7″N 24°42′41.8″E
TypeEnclosure
History
PeriodsNeolithic

Description

The Giant's Church at Kastelli is a rectangular stone enclosure measuring around 60 by 35 metres.[1][2] The walls are seven metres wide and survive to a height of two metres.[1] There are six gateways.[2] When built it would have been on a rocky shoreline.[2] The enclosure is surrounded by more than twenty stone cairns.[2] Holes found in the area may have been for the storing of killed animals.[2]

The site was excavated in the 1920s; it has been dated to around 2000 BC.[2]

References
  1. Pollard, Tony; Banks, Iain (2006). War and Sacrifice: Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict. BRILL. p. 189. ISBN 9047418921.
  2. "The large Stone Age ruin of Kastelli at Pattijoki". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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