Mūrininkai Mound, also known as Mūrinės or Rūkainių, is a hillfort and ancient settlement located in the Vilnius district. It is situated on the left bank of Svyruonėle, 0.3 km east of Mūrininkai village. The site is accessible from the A3 Vilnius-Minsk highway by turning right toward pietryčiai and following the road for 600 meters, where it appears to the left toward the north.
The hillfort features a quadrangular plateau measuring 25 x 44 meters, oriented in a northeast-southwest direction. It is surrounded by a ditch 1.5 m high and 15 m wide. On the south and west slopes, there is a 12 m wide, 1.5 m deep trench, with a 0.5 m high, 6 m wide ditch filled behind it on the west slope. Traces of a driveway remain, and the mound is covered with weeds and surrounded by brush.
In the southwest and south slopes, there is a settlement covering an area of 0.5 hectares. Archaeological finds from this site include pottery products with rough and smooth surfaces, which are preserved by the National Museum of Lithuania. The site is located 200 m west of the Mūrininkai forts.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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