Pursiala giant’s cauldron

A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial meltwater stream.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkonvarkaus Bridge and Mikkeli Cathedral.

Bridge
Photo: Matti Mattila, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 570 metres south of Pursiala giant’s cauldron.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large church in , Southern Savonia, , designed by Finnish church architect Josef Stenbäck. It was built in 1896–1897 and represents the Gothic Revival style like many other churches designed by Stenbäck. is situated 2½ km northwest of Pursiala giant’s cauldron.

Prison
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km northwest of Pursiala giant’s cauldron.

Pursiala giant’s cauldron

Latitude
61.67047° or 61° 40′ 14″ north
Longitude
27.2946° or 27° 17′ 41″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9GH9M7CV+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 701035538
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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