The Sangailai hillfort, also known as Piliakalnio, Stagių, and Šėtos, is a remarkable archaeological site situated in Kėdainių rajono savivaldybės territory, near Sangailai, Šėtos seniūnija. The hillfort, built on a hill with a trapezoid shape, is 21 m long, 15 m wide in the northern end and 10-12 m wide in the southern end. The slopes of the hill reach a height of 8 m.
The site is surrounded by a rampart that remains highest in the north (2 m high, 17 m wide) and in the south (2 m high, 20 m wide), while the east and west sides are only 5 m wide and 0.3 m high. Behind this rampart, a ditch 19 m wide and 2.5 m deep was dug, and a second rampart 2.5 m high and 18 m wide was filled in.
Datable to the 1st millennium - beginning of the 2nd millennium, the site includes a settlement on a 1 ha plot in the northern slope. It was declared a cultural monument by a Government of the Republic of Lithuania resolution in 1998-05-19. The monument territory covers an area of 25,000 m2.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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