The archaeological site of Giraitės piliakalnis is located in the Giraitės village of the Teizai eldership. It is accessible after traveling 2.5 km from Teizai to Verstaminai, situated on the right side of the road heading north. Local legends suggest that the prince Šarūnas is buried within the mound.
The hill fort is constructed on a separate hill with an oval, elongated layout running west to east. It measures 21 by 17 meters, with the central part rising up to 0.5 meters and the eastern side dipping down to 2 meters. The slopes of the fortification reach heights of 4 to 6 meters. Surrounded by thickets and now overgrown with rare pines, the site was designated as a cultural monument by a government resolution in May 1998.
Research on the site has taken place over several decades. In 1954, the Institute of History surveyed the mound, and in 2001, Eugenijus Ivanauskas examined a 10 square meter area, though no cultural layer was found during that specific study. Today, the site remains a preserved piece of regional heritage.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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