Puikiškės piliakalnis is a first-millennium hillfort located in the Kelmės district, near the village of Puikiškės in the Šaukėnų eldership. The site is situated on a ridge in the forest, accessible from the forest path and marked by a rope in the eastern part of the Kelmės forest district.
The fort occupies an oval clearing measuring 50 by 15 metres, oriented in a north-south direction. Along its northern edge, a significant trench, 17 metres wide and 1 metre deep, separates the hillfort from the unused part of the hill. The slopes of this area reach a height of 12 metres.
In the eastern foot of the hill, there is an 18-metre long and 6-metre wide trench that reaches a height of 1 metre. This feature is likely a late rampart built to close off a swampy valley. The site is listed in the Atlas of Cultural and Natural Monuments of Lithuania.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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