The Milžinkapis hillfort, or Šereitlaukio II, is located in the Pagėgių district near the village of Šereitlaukis. It is situated 1.1 km north of the first Šereitlaukio hillfort. The site is reached via the Vilkyškiai - Šereiklaukis road by turning right toward the southwest past the former Šereiklaukis manor and traveling 300 m, then turning 100 m to the right in the northwest.
The oval-shaped hillfort area measures 40x34 m and has a central elevation of 1 m. The site is currently overgrown with grass and its edges are surrounded by maple trees. It was surveyed in 1963 and is dated from the 1st millennium to the 13th century. Previously, it was thought to be a site for manor owners' stone walls rather than a hillfort.
The Lithuanian Republic's Government declared the site a cultural monument on May 19, 1998. The total area of the monument is 16,000 m².
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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