Kuninkaanhauta, Eura, Finland

Kuninkaanhauta ("King's Grave") is the largest Bronze Age cairn in Finland. The stone huddle is 36x30 meters wide and four meters high. According the legend a local king or chief is buried to the cairn. It's quite probable several burials are made to Kuninkaanhauta during decades or centuries and it's expanded little by little. There has been no actual archaeological investigations on the site, but some remains of the Bronze Age place of residence have been found.

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Juhani Vihervuori (3 years ago)
Lions Club Kiukainen has adopted the Kuninkaanhauta ancient monument. The tree has been maintained according to the instructions of the Satakunta Museum. A sanded path leads to the background of the King's Tomb, so you can see its background as well.

Joona Malmi (3 years ago)
Finland's largest ancient tomb. It's worth coming from further afield, beautiful to look at.

Kalevi Paloniemi (3 years ago)
A handsome Bronze Age barrow grave.

Lena Zharko (3 years ago)
Historical memory of the people.

pertti raitanen (4 years ago)

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