In the Elektrėnai municipality, there is a remarkable archaeological site known as Kalninių Mijaugonių hillfort, colloquially known as Pilimi. This site is situated within the borders of Gilučių seniūnija and was declared a cultural monument by a government resolution on 23-12-1999. The hillfort is situated in a coastal promontory surrounded by ravines to the northwest, west, south, and southeast.
The slopes from the ravines range from 6-10 meters in height, with the structures on the western slope remaining quite distinct. To the northeast, there is a neighboring height separated from the hillfort by a slope only 2-2.5 meters high. At the top is a clearing 55 meters long and 43 meters wide, which was previously ploughed and cleared by oxen.
This hillfort is dated from the 1st millennium - beginning of the 2nd millennium. The total area of the monument is 32,000 square meters, with a visual protection zone of 1,915,000 square meters. Its dimensions reach 250 meters in length and up to 220 meters in width.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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