The oval layout of Ambraziškių piliakalnis

The oval layout of Ambraziškių piliakalnis

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Ambraziškių piliakalnis is a fortified hillfort located in the Molėtai district municipality.

Ambraziškių piliakalnis, also known as Pušalotai or Račiškiai, is a hillfort located in the Molėtai district municipality, west of the village of Ambraziškiai in the Giedraičiai eldership. It is situated in a separate elongated hill with relatively small mounds.

The site features an oval courtyard measuring 41x19 meters, oriented in a southwest-northeast direction. On its northeast edge remains an unfinished excavation of a 22-meter-long mound, which is 8 meters wide and 1.2 meters higher than the courtyard. The slopes have a medium steepness, reaching heights of 5-13 meters.

The hillfort is surrounded by a ditch and covered with trees. In 1970, the site was surveyed by the Institute of History, and in 1978, it was surveyed by the Scientific Method Service.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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