A terrace 30 metres wide is located on the western slope of the Bendžiukų piliakalnis, approximately 1 metre below the level of the main courtyard. This area is likely the site of destroyed fortifications. The hillfort is located in the Joniškis region, situated on the western shore of a lake, and is protected from the south by the Juodoniai marshes.
The main oval enclosure measures 70 by 50 metres, oriented in a north-south direction and reaching a height of 2 metres at its southern end. Archaeologists have found both smoothed and brushed ceramics within this area. The hillfort dates from the second half of the first millennium to the beginning of the second millennium.
To the south, across a stream, lies a prehistoric settlement on a 1-hectare plot where coarse ceramics were discovered. Nearby stands the remains of a rodent burial mound dating from the first to the sixth centuries, which was excavated in 1940 and subsequently destroyed.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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