Mystery Hill: Unveiling Ancient Secrets at Šilgalio piliakalnis, Lithuania

Mystery Hill: Unveiling Ancient Secrets at Šilgalio piliakalnis, Lithuania

Reveal the hidden past at Šilgalio piliakalnis, uncovering relics dating back to the first millennium.

Šilgalio piliakalnis, located in Pilikė, Kelmės region, was found at the confluence of the right branch of the Ring River. It lies on an isolated hill, at the crest of a hillside slope, about 800 meters wide and 350 meters long. The oval altar of the hill fort, oriented south-east to north-west, has a width of 23x15 meters. Excavated by the Archaeological Research of the History Institute of Lithuania in 1967, it dates to the first millennium.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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