The 8-metre triangular terrace of the Ažubalio hillfort

The Ažubalio hillfort, also known as Bajorai, is an archaeological site located in Ažubalio village. The site is characterized by a central arena roughly 18 metres across, which is sunken 0.5 metres into the ground. The slopes of the hillfort are surrounded by double ditches and ramparts, many of which have been transformed into terraces over time.

Detailed fortifications define the landscape. Between 2 and 4 metres below the arena, there are ditches 3 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep, followed by ramparts and terraces. On the southeastern slope, a second terrace measuring 5.5 metres wide is situated 4 metres below the first terrace, featuring an outer slope 1.5 metres high filled with large stones up to 60 cm in diameter. Further down the eastern slope, there is a triangular terrace measuring 8 metres long by 8 metres wide.

The man-made slopes have an average height of 10 to 15 metres and are currently covered with young pines and thickets. At the base of the western, southern, and southeastern slopes, settlement remains occupy a 1-hectare area. The site is located approximately 400 metres from a field track near the village of Ažubalio.

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