Smailakalnis: An archaeological site in Kamajų seniūnija

Located in the Rokiškės region near the village of Rudžiai, the archaeological site of Rudžių piliakalnis su gyvenvietė, also known as Smailakalnis, is situated in the Kamajų seniūnija. The site is reachable from the Kamajai - Rudžiai guesthouse by turning left into Rudžiai, then left again towards the south for 350 meters, where it sits on the right side.

The fort is situated on a long hill in the higher middle part of the land, separated by natural hollows. The area is a large, irregular triangle, 35 meters long and 15 meters wide at the southern end. While the area was once filled, it is now an open clearing. In the southwest corner, 1.5 meters below the clearing, is a terrace 1.5 meters wide with slopes ranging from 4 to 7 meters in height. The hill fort was surrounded by graves in the 19th century, and the slopes are now covered with birches.

At the foot of the hill, on a 0.3 hectare plot on the southern, southeast, and western sides, lies a settlement where striped and smooth ceramics have been found. The hill fort dates from the 1st millennium BC to the beginning of the 1st millennium AD. The monument covers an area of 10,000 m² and was declared a cultural monument by a resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on May 19, 1998.

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