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Griežės piliakalnis I is a hillfort and settlement located in the village of Griežės, Mažeikiai district. It is situated on a high point on the right bank of the Varduva River, near its confluence with the Venta River. The site consists of a courtyard roughly 50 by 40 meters in size, oriented north-south. It features a ramp 3 meters high and 13 meters wide, with an outer slope leading into a ditch 4 meters wide and 0.5 meters deep.
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A 1.5-hectare settlement and hillfort with a counter-fort 1 km Photo: Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The triangular hillfort at the junction of two rivers 3 km Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0 
A rampart repaired ten times 8.1 km Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Bronze Age hillfort of Ritinės piliakalnis 9.7 km Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Jautakių piliakalnis hillfort and settlement 12 km Photo: Original uploader was Algirdas at lt.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Hillforts at the Confluence of the Venta and Viešetė Rivers 15 km Photo: Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The triangular ridge of the Vadagių hill fort 18 km Photo: Enupraz, CC BY-SA 3.0 
A triangular fortification with burnt wood layers 22 km Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0 
A stone axe found in the soil of Girdenių piliakalnis 24 km Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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