Located in the Antazavės seniūnija of Zarasų rajono savivaldybės, the Velikuškių II piliakalnis is a fortified hillfort with a settlement. It sits on the southern bank of the Sartų lake in the Bradesių plain, situated in the swamp between the plain and Zalvė lake on the left bank of the Zalvė river. The site features an irregular quadrangle-shaped area measuring 150 by 73 meters, where stone axes, flat pottery, iron jewelry, and animal bones have been found.
The hillfort features slopes 20 to 25 meters high. Its southern slope was excavated in 1963 along the road between Dusetos and Obeliai. On the northwestern edge, there is a settlement on an area of one hectare.
In 1972, the Institute of History surveyed the hillfort. It is dated to the 1st millennium BC – 2nd millennium BC. The site is a registered cultural monument with a total area of 79,900 square meters, protected by a visual protection zone of 1,214,000 square meters.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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