The Mūro Strėvininkų hillfort and the 1960s hydroelectric project

The Mūro Strėvininkų piliakalnis stands on the left bank of the Strėva river. This defensive site dates back to the 1st millennium. It was originally built on a hill and was separated from the river valley by steep banks and ditches to the north, east, and south.

In the 1960s, a hydroelectric power plant was built and a new canal was dug, destroying the southwestern part of the hillfort and its original defensive structures. Today, the remaining site is a trapezoid-shaped clearing 23 metres long. It measures 20 metres wide on the eastern side and 8.5 metres wide at the western end, where a 0.5-metre high, 12-metre wide ridge remains at the southwestern end.

Additional features include a 3-metre wide terrace on the northwestern slope, situated 4 metres below the clearing. The hillfort features slopes reaching 16 metres in height, which are covered with shrubs. To the west of the hillfort lies a 1.2-hectare settlement of the Papėdė people. While the western part of the clearing is washed by the river, a wooden gazebo and a poorly maintained rest area stand on the northeastern edge.

Concrete stairs lead toward the canal from the southwestern slope. The site, which covers a total area of 20,000 square metres, was officially recognized as a state-protected monument on April 29, 2005. Archaeological investigations were conducted at the site in 1971.

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