Dubių piliakalnis, also known as Batarėja or Užupiai, is an archaeological site and hillfort located in the Jonavos district of Lithuania. It is situated on a high terrace on the right bank of the Šventoji River. The site consists of a triangular courtyard measuring 15 meters long and 8 meters wide in the north, oriented toward the south-north direction.
The northern edge of the site features a rampart 1.7 meters high and 13 meters wide. This structure has an outer slope of 3.6 meters leading down into a 12-meter-wide ditch that is 1.4 meters deep. Behind this ditch rises a second rampart, which is 0.5 meters high and 5 meters wide. The slopes of the site reach heights of 10 to 14 meters.
Triangulation towers are built into the ramparts, and the site is surrounded by pines. The hillfort has been under management, including the clearing of undergrowth and the installation of earthen steps on the southern slope. The site dates back to the latter half of the first millennium and the beginning of the second millennium.
In 1971, the Institute of History surveyed the site. It was officially declared a cultural monument by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in 1998. The protected area covers 8,000 square meters, with excavations reaching lengths of 120 meters and widths of up to 90 meters.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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