Ancient relics: Daugailiai's sacred mound

The hillfort – Daugailių I piliakalnis – rises 15 to 18 meters above the surrounding ground in Utena region, Lithuania, near Daugailių church. The hillfort, classified as an archaeological site, is 40 by 30 meters in size. Although a church was once located there (destroyed by fire in 1766), the hillfort predates it: it is believed to have been built in 1254. In 1958, 1970, and 1985, the hillfort was excavated, uncovering broken and glazed ceramic pieces. In 1990, a cross was placed at the hillfort site, made from stones from the 18th-century church and a silver coin from 1764. It is thought that the cross was intended for a pagan ritual.

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