Where do two rivers meet? At the junction of the Vadasties and Gilupis, a triangular hillfort stands near the Leckava settlement. This is Leckavos piliakalnis. Dating from the first millennium to the thirteenth century, the site consists of two ramparts and a ditch at its southern edge, oriented in a north-east to south-west direction.
The site is characterized by its specific layout. One rampart is 55 metres long and 2 metres high, while the second is 80 metres long and reaches 2.5 metres in height. These ramparts were excavated by pits and heavily leveled. The southern slopes rise to a height of 12 metres, and the surrounding area includes a settlement on a 0.5-hectare plot to the south.
Today, the hillfort is overgrown with dense young trees and thickets. The border zone between Lithuania and Latvia passes through the ramparts, with the pillars standing just outside the limits of the hillfort and the actual border line following the Vadasties river. The site is located near the ruins of a masonry building, easily accessible from the Leckava - Buknaičiai road.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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