Tucked away in the Lazdijų district, in the Šventežeris eldership to the west of Mikyčiai, lies the hill fort known as Mikyčių piliakalnis. The site is situated in the southern part of Mikyčiai village, reachable by turning right off the Šventežeris - Gegutė road. The fort is situated on a separate hill with an oval clearing that is elongated in the north - south direction. The clearing measures 26x22 m and rises in the middle.
The slopes of the hill have a medium height of 8-10 m. On the southern slope, a 3.5 m wide terrace is located 2 m below the clearing, while on the northern slope, a 3.5 m wide terrace is 1.5 m below the clearing. The site is surrounded by gravel ditches and trenches, with birch and pine groves growing on the northern slope. On the north-western and eastern foothills, there is a settlement on a 0.2 ha plot.
The hill fort was surveyed by the Institute of History in 1954. In 2001, Eugenijus Ivanauskas examined a common area of 16 m2, where no cultural layer was found. The site is dated to the 1st millennium.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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