Krištapiškių piliakalnis: A hidden hillfort under a river in Lithuania

Krištapiškių piliakalnis: A hidden hillfort under a river in Lithuania

Discover a 1,500-year-old hillfort in Lithuania, hidden under the waters of a canal connecting lakes and marshes and reachable via a trail.

The Krištapiškių piliakalnis is a hillfort located in Pieriškės, Alytaus rajono savivaldybės teritorijoje. It dates back to the first millennium and is hidden under the waters of a canal connecting lakes and marshes. The hillfort is approximately 900 meters from the trail that leads to it. It has an oval shape, with a diameter of about 30x20 meters and a height of 1.5 meters above the surrounding land. The slopes of the hillfort are gentle, with heights ranging from 6 to 8 meters. The hillfort was excavated in 1955 by the Institute of History and was included in the Cultural Heritage Register in 2010.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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