The Normainių hillfort, also known as Zomkus, is located in the Jonava district, north of Normainiai in the Žeimių eldership. It can be reached via the Žeimiai - Šėta path by passing the Normainiai village cemetery and walking 100 meters east of the path to the opposite side of a valley.
The hillfort is constructed on the corner of a hill with a slope rising 68 meters high. The main area is semi-oval in shape, oriented north-south, measuring 48 meters long and 42 meters wide, with a center point rising up to 1 meter. On the southern side, there is a shallow depression about 20 meters wide and 0.2 meters deep, likely the site of a former ditch, where the slope of the hill narrows slightly.
Dating back to the 1st millennium, the hillfort is heavily eroded, and its former defensive structures are so destroyed that their exact locations are difficult to determine. Today, the site is overgrown with sparse forest, and a power line crosses the western edge. It is accessible from the village of Normainiai.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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