Avilčių piliakalnis is a hill-fort located in the Molėtai district municipality, near the village of Avilčiai in the Alanta eldership. To reach it, travelers take the Molėtai-Anykščiai road, turning left at Avilčiai towards the west for 300 meters, and then right towards the north for 50 meters.
The site consists of a distinct hill with an oval-shaped plateau measuring 30 by 15 meters, oriented along a north-south axis and rising in the center. Archaeologists have discovered trinamosios girnos - worn pots - and brushed ceramics in the western slope. The slopes have a medium steepness and reach heights of 7-8 meters.
Chronologically, the hill-fort dates from the second half of the first millennium BC to the beginning of the second millennium BC. While the site has been impacted by haymaking and land reclamation, it remains a significant archaeological fortification in the region.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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