Welcome to Ažušilė, a village in the Ignalina region, Vidiškiai seniūnija. There, you will find the Ažušilės hillfort and settlement, a site now overgrown with mixed forest.
The oval-shaped courtyard is elongated southwest-northeast, measuring 28x10 meters in size and 2 meters higher in the southwestern part. The slopes are steep, reaching between 15-20 meters in height. While the cultural layer, where pottery shards were once found, has been destroyed, the site remains a significant archaeological landmark.
Located on a separate hill, the site includes a settlement on the eastern slope where pottery with linear patterns was discovered. An order for the site to be recognized as a state-protected cultural monument was issued in 2005. Spanning an area of 28,400 square meters, this hillfort dates back to the first millennium.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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