Leoniškių piliakalnis, also known as Pilies Kalnas, is a hillfort located in the Vilnius district. It can be reached by turning left from the Savičiūnai - Šumskas road toward the north, traveling 2.2 km along the northern part of Leoniškės, and turning right toward the forest. The site is situated 130 meters into the woods.
The hillfort is situated on a separate hill with an oval clearing measuring 40 by 25 metres. On the north-east to south-west slope, a trench 4 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep was excavated 7 metres below the clearing. Behind this trench lies a 40-metre-long embankment, 0.2 metres high and 5.5 metres wide. A second trench, 30 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, follows, leading to a second embankment 4.5 metres wide. These ramparts appear to have surrounded the hillfort on all sides, with outer slopes reaching heights of 8 to 22 metres.
In the center of the clearing, a pit has been dug and the ramparts have been disturbed. The site is currently surrounded by pines and thickets. Archaeological research conducted in 1971 dates the site to between the 1st millennium and the start of the 2nd millennium. It was declared a cultural monument in 1998, covering an area of 27,000 square metres.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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