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1. Sailing barriers in the Rannuusinsalmi Strait in Suomenniemi
2. Hill fort in Kuivaketvele, Taipalsaari
3. Voisalmi machine gun and accommodation bunker in Lappeenranta
4. Kauskila cemetery in Lappeenranta, from the time of the Crusades and the Early Middle Ages
5. Stone-Age dwelling site at Murheistenranta in Lappeenranta
6. Saarenoja Stone-Age dwelling site in Joutseno
7-8. Stone-Age dwelling sites on Lammassaari Island in Imatra
9. Stone-Age dwelling site in Ukonniemi in Imatra
10. Rock painting at Kolmiköytisienvuori in Ruokolahti
11. Huusniemi Stone-Age dwelling site in Joutseno
12. Stone-Age settlement dwelling site on Mietinsaari Island in Joutseno
13. Korosniemi prehistoric settlement in Ruokolahti
14. Lapp cairn at Salminiemi in Ruokolahti
15. The Viking Age cemetery at Hirnilä in Rautjärvi.
16-17. Haukkavuori Hill and the Torsansalo border stone in Rautjärvi
18. Cup stone from Silvu in Parikkala
19. Stone-Age habitation of Parikkala / Stone-Age dwelling site at Haljakka
20. Pitfalls on the Romanonkangas Heath at Parikkala
21. Cultural landscape at Tarnala in Saari
22. Orthodox village of Papinniemi in Uukuniemi
23. Stone-Age burial ground and dwelling site at Vaateranta in Taipalsaari
Site Map: Sites 2-5
5. Stone-Age dwelling site at Murheistenranta in Lappeenranta
People were already living at the Stone-Age dwelling site in Murheistenranta some 6000 years ago. It is thought that the settlement dates from the Typical Combed Ware period (3900-3400 B.C.).The dwelling site is located on a bluff that was long ago the shore of Lake Saimaa. When the River Vuoksi broke open its outlet channel at Imatra about 6000 years ago, the Saimaa waters began to drop and the dwelling site was left gradually farther and farther away from the shoreline. The size of the dwelling site is not known, because precise studies have not been conducted at the site. Pieces of pottery, burnt bone, and quartz fragments, or chips of stone from the making of stone objects, have been found at the settlement. A public swimming beach is located there.

Driving directions: From the centre of Lappeenranta, drive to Muukontie road, which crosses the Saimaa Canal. After the canal, turn left on Suolavuorentie road and then immediately right onto Sirkkelimiehenkatu street. Go about 800 metres. The site is immediately on the right side of the street. There is a public swimming beach on the left . Cars or a bus can park along the road.