Lizdeikos kalnas: A hill fort in the Nerys valley

Lizdeikos kalnas: A hill fort in the Nerys valley

Located on the southern outskirts of Kernavė, the Lizdeikos kalnas hill fort dates from the 1st to the 15th century.

Located in the Kernavė eldership on the right bank of the Nerys valley, Lizdeikos kalnas is a hill fort and settlement also known as Kernavė III piliakalnis.

This archaeological site is situated in the southern outskirts of Kernavė. It is part of a complex of over 50 archaeological, historical, and cultural monuments, including the hill fort Aukuro kalnas, the fore-hills Mindaugo sostas and Lizdeikos kalnas, and the hinterland Įgulos kalnas.

The site is dated from the 1st to the beginning of the 15th century. On 1999-12-23, a resolution by the Republic of Lithuania declared the monument's territory, which covers an area of 74,000 m2, as a cultural monument under number 1465.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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