Strakšiškės piliakalnis

Strakšiškės piliakalnis, also known as Ropiakalnis, is a unique cultural heritage object with MC code 16491, located in the village of Strakšiškės, Ignalina district. Registered until April 19, 2005, the protected area covers 25,000 m². The fort is built on a steep-sided hill with slopes reaching up to 15 meters high, with the top 2-3 meters of the slopes being constructed. The summit features an oval platform measuring 26 meters long from north to south and 15 meters wide.

The hill features two terraces on the southern slope. The first terrace is 5 meters wide and sits 2-3 meters below the edge of the platform, sloping outward. On the southern slope, this terrace transitions into a sunken ditch 2 meters wide, followed by an embankment that is 0.2 meters high with a base width of 6 meters. The second terrace is 3 meters wide and sits 1.3-2.0 meters below the first terrace, also sloping outward. This terrace transitions into a ditch with a bottom width of 1 meter, followed by an embankment 0.2 meters high with a base width of 5 meters.

In the southern slope, 1 meter below the edge of the platform, lies a stone with a visible part measuring 1.4 x 1.2 meters and a height above the ground of 0.6 meters. The hill was surveyed by the Scientific Method Board in 1988. It dates back to the 1st millennium.

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