Strakšiškės pillukai, located in the Ropiakalnis region, Ceikinių seniūnija, in the Kaime district, is a unique cultural heritage object with MC code 16491. Registered until 1988, the protected area covers 25 000 m². The hill's stone wall can reach up to 15 meters high. The upper part of the stone wall, about 2-3 meters wide, has an oval opening, roughly 26 meters by 15 meters. The first stone terrace, 2-3 meters below the upper part of the stone wall, is 5 meters wide.
The upper part of the first stone terrace is 2-3 meters below ground level. The second stone terrace, 1.3-2 meters below the first, is 1.5-2 meters below ground level. On the south-western part of the hill, about 150 meters away from the western edge, there are several stone trenches. One of the stone trenches, located 1 meter below the upper part of the wall of the hill, is 1.4 x 1.2 meters in size and 0.6 meters deep. The hill was registered by the Scientific Research Team in 1988. The data suggests that Strakšiškės pillukai dates back to the Iron Age.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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