The hidden hill fort of Viskalnis

The hill fort at Viskalnis, known locally as Gabrieliškių piliakalnis, is nestled in a remote countryside in the Raseiniai region, Lithuania. It is approximately 700 meters from Žvirgždžių cemetery, located in Girkalnio seniūnija. The hill fort hill measures 34x23 meters in size and two meters below the hill fort's surface is a terrace. The statues on the hill fort are approximately 6-7 meters high. The hill fort was constructed using stone, brick, and lime.

The hill fort was expanded in the early medieval period. A walled settlement of 0.3 hectares is found within the hill fort site. The site was preserved by the Lithuanian government in 1998, and the protected area of the site covers 0.76 hectares. The protective zone around the site covers 3700 square meters. Liudvikas Kšivickis excavated the lower part of the hill fort's wall in 1910, and artefacts found in the excavation date back to the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD.

The hill fort was investigated by the History Institute in 1967. The hill fort dates back to the first half of the Iron Age.

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