Vainudden Standing Stone

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

Vainudden Standing Stone, Vainudden 2
View of the site of the Vainudden Standing Stone
LocationSipoo, Finland
Coordinates60°16.716′N 25°18.389′E / 60.278600°N 25.306483°E / 60.278600; 25.306483
TypeMonument
Height50cm x 50cm x 1m
History
Materialgranite
FoundedNordic Bronze Age
Site notes
Public accessJokamiehenoikeus, Freedom to roam

Standing stone

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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.

Bronze-age activities

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View of the site of Bronze Age workings on Vainudden

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.

References

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  1. ^ Koivisto, Satu (2007). "SIPOO Manneralueen esihistoriallisen ajan ja saariston esihistoriallisen sekä historiallisen ajan muinaisjäännösten inventoinnit" (PDF). Museovisrasto.