History:Vainudden Standing Stone

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Vainudden 2
LocationSipoo, Finland
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 60°16.716′N 25°18.389′E / 60.2786°N 25.306483°E / 60.2786; 25.306483
TypeMonument
Height50cm x 50cm x 1m
History
Materialgranite
FoundedNordic Bronze Age
Site notes
Public accessJokamiehenoikeus, Freedom to roam

Located on the Vainudden peninsular - part of Hitå - in Southern Sipoo is a small standing stone and evidence of Nordic Bronze Age activity c. 1700–500 BC [1]

Standing Stone

The stones are of rectangular cross-section approximately 50 cm x 50 cm arranged in a square with single upright stone of same cross-section standing 1m high. The stone is now a marker of the border between properties in the area.

View of the site of the Vainudden Standing Stone, Sipoo, Finland

Bronze-Age Activities

To the immediate south of the stone is an area thought to have been used for carving stones and possibly camping; two rocks show possible workings by hand. There is circumstantial evidence of a moat. The rocks are covered in moss and lichen making identification of the area difficult.

View of the site of Bronze Age workings on Vainudden in Sipoo, Finland

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