The layout of Maneičių piliakalnis

Maneičių piliakalnis su gyvenviete, also known as Sudeikiai, is an archaeological site and settlement located in the Daugailiai eldership. Situated 150 meters east of the eastern shore of Lake Alaušys, the site features a four-sided square area measuring 30x18 meters. Within this area, burnt and baked ceramics have been found. On the southern edge, there is an embankment 0.4 meters high and 6 meters wide. Two meters below the southern edge is a 9-meter-wide terrace, followed by a 6-meter-wide ditch 0.2 meters deep, and a second embankment 0.3 meters high and 5 meters wide. Behind this is a second ditch 4.5 meters wide and 0.2 meters deep, followed by a third embankment 0.4 meters high and 7.5 meters wide, with a third ditch 6 meters wide and 0.2 meters deep. Further south is a natural protrusion in the form of an embankment 1.5 meters high.

The site is heavily eroded by currents, which have nearly destroyed its embankments. In the late 19th century, four embankments were recorded: two larger ones on the edges of the site's platform and smaller ones on the slopes. From the eastern side, there was an entrance 6.5 meters wide, protected by embankments 23 meters long and 1.4 meters high. The hillfort is surrounded by deciduous trees and bushes.

The archaeological site was surveyed by the Institute of History in 1958 and 1970. Finds, such as handles of molded pots with burnt and baked surfaces, were found during excavations in 1996 and 2005. The site is dated to the 1st millennium - the beginning of the 2nd millennium. The area of the site is 77,789 square meters, with a visual protection zone of 1,255,000 square meters.

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