Brinkliškių piliakalnis is a hill fort and archaeological site located in the Utena district municipality, specifically in Brinkliškės, Daugailių eldership. It is accessible by traveling through Brinkliškio village via the Lukošiūnai - Gateliai road, turning right into the fields towards the northwest for 150 meters.
The hill fort is situated on the eastern, highest part of a separate hill. It features an oval, elongated courtyard measuring 28x14 m, extending from the northwest to the southeast. The northwest edge of this courtyard is 1 m higher than the rest of the area. On the southern slope, 1 m below the courtyard, there is a terrace measuring 20 m long and 10 m wide. The slopes have an average height of 4-6 m.
In 1970, the Institute of History conducted a reconnaissance of the hill fort. No cultural layers or fortifications were observed during that time. The site is dated to the first millennium BC - the beginning of the first millennium AD. The hill fort is heavily covered with pine trees, and the center of the courtyard is currently overgrown with grass while the sides and slopes are covered with pines.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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