The fortified hillfort of Betiškės

The fortified hillfort of Betiškės

Photo: Kikos / Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 4.0 , resized

Located in the Zaras district, this archaeological site dates back to the beginning of the first millennium BCE.

Betiškių piliakalnis is a hillfort located in the Dusetų eldership of the Zaras district municipality. It can be reached from the Vencavai - Sadūnai road by turning north toward Sadūnai and then turning east, located on the left in the west near a high-voltage power line.

The hillfort is situated on a separate hill. The courtyard is roughly round, with a diameter of 23 meters and a height of up to 1 meter in the center. The slopes have a medium steepness, reaching a height of 8 meters.

It is heavily fortified with ditches, and a ditch on the northern slope deepens toward the west. The site was surveyed in 1949 and 1972 and is dated to the beginning of the first millennium BCE.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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