The 19,000 square metre Pasamanė hillfort

The Pasamanė hillfort is a 40 by 25 metre oval constructed a millennium ago. It sits on an isolated hill on the southwestern shore of a lake, located north of Pasamanė in the Dūkštas eldership. The oval stretches in a north-south direction, with the northwestern end being 2 metres higher than the rest.

While the northern and eastern slopes are covered with trees, the western and southern slopes are flatter and gentler. The slopes are steep, reaching up to 10 metres in height. The site is heavily fortified with ramparts, which are now overgrown.

In 1991, the hillfort was surveyed and no cultural layer was found in the courtyard. However, at the foot of the eastern slope, on a 0.3 hectare plot, a settlement was found where pieces of coarse pottery were discovered.

Today, the 19,000 square metre site is a state-protected monument. It can be reached from the Vilnius-Švenčionys-Zarasai road by turning left toward Salaka and then left again toward the southwest, following the path toward the lakes.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons