Pūškų piliakalnis in Ignalina district

Pūškų piliakalnis is an archaeological site with an MC code of 21515 located in the village of Pūškos, Rimšė eldership, Ignalina district. It is accessible by a gravel road from Rimšė – Pūškos, to the north of the road intersection with the road to Vydžiai. A church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, stands on the hillfort.

The hillfort is situated on a peninsula on the western shore of Lake Prūtas. It features a trapezoid-shaped courtyard with a northern side nearly straight and a southern side sloping downwards. The northern part is 75 meters long and 50 meters wide, while the southern part is 32 meters wide. The site contains a cultural layer with incised pottery. On the southern edge of the courtyard, there is an earth bank 0.5 meters high and 11 meters wide. The slopes are of medium height, ranging from 6 to 15 meters, with the eastern slope being steeper.

The site was heavily modified in 1845 when the church was built there. A wooden structure of the church was brought to the site in 1936. The courtyard currently surrounds the church, and the eastern slope is covered with deciduous trees. The hillfort was surveyed by the Institute of History in 1992 and is dated to the first half of the first millennium. It was declared a cultural monument on May 19, 1998.

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