Tucked away in the western expanse of Silalio miškos, in the Molėtų region, lies the settlement called Pilale, also known as Janonių piliakalnis. This hill fort stands at 13 meters tall, with its western part being the higher, longer section. Its summit is an oval area measuring 46x25 meters, with its eastern edge reinforced with wood and stones, the traces of which remain visible today.
About 0.3 km to the northwest of Pilale lies a pilkapynas, which is composed of 26 pilkapiai. These individual mounds have diameters ranging from 10-15 meters and heights of 0.8-1.5 meters. The mounds are arranged in rows with wooden beams or pits, and parts of the pilkapiai were excavated by antiquarians in the early 20th century.
Archaeological research was conducted on the hill fort in 1970 by the Institute of Lithuanian History, and further studies were conducted in 1978 by archaeologists from the Council for the Protection of Monuments of Scientific and Methodological Culture.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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