Mineikiškių piliakalnis is a hillfort located on a distinct hill on the left bank of the Nikajas river. The site features a rounded clearing about 50 metres across, with a 10-metre wide terrace carved into the slope 3 metres below the clearing. The slope has a medium height of 16 metres, with buildings located at a height of about 6 metres from the top.
Archaeologists from the Institute of History conducted excavations here in 1949 and 1972. Their work uncovered stone railings, axes with holes for handles, bone tools, and both brushed and smooth ceramics. These artifacts are currently preserved in the Rokiškis County Museum.
The hillfort is dated to the first millennium BC and the beginning of the first millennium AD. It is protected as a cultural monument covering an area of 38,000 square metres, with a visual protection zone of 1,432,000 square metres.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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