The fortified layout of Ročiškė Hillfort

Ročiškė Hillfort, known as Račkiškių or Aukštuonos kalnas, is located in the Raseinių district municipality near Ročiškės in the Betygalas seniūnija. It sits on the upper terrace of the right bank of the Dubysa river, where an uncultivated southern slope is visible from the road. The site consists of an oval enclosure measuring 42x20 meters, which was surrounded by a wall 0.5 meters high and 4 meters wide, most notably preserved in the northwest section.

Beyond this wall, there is a ditch 4 meters wide and 0.3 meters deep, followed by a second wall 0.5 meters high and 4 meters wide. In the northwest, this structure reaches 2 meters high and 15 meters wide, while the southeast section is 1.5 meters high and 11 meters wide. A trench 14 meters wide and 1.5 meters deep with a 6-meter wide bottom runs along the outer side of the northwest wall, followed by a third ring of walls 0.2-0.7 meters high that transition into a 45-meter wide terrace.

The surrounding slopes toward the Dubysa valley rise 20 meters, while the slopes toward the creek are 10-15 meters high. The site's features are finished with flint and are currently being reclaimed by shrubs and firs. Archaeological research by Liudvikas Kšivickis suggests the site may have been Mindaugas Voruta's fortress.

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