Bielkaučiznos piliakalnis is a protected cultural heritage monument in the Zarasai district. It is situated in a separate hill, featuring a roughly oval, elongated plateau facing northeast to southwest. The plateau has a 15-meter diameter and is slightly elevated in the middle, with the highest point at the northeast end.
A terrace 3-3.5 meters wide surrounds the plateau on all sides except for the northeast. Two meters below this terrace, a 2-meter-wide ditch, 0.3-0.5 meters deep, has been excavated, followed by a 3-meter-wide embankment 0.3-0.6 meters high.
Further down, another 1.5-2 meter-wide ditch, 0.2 meters deep, is located two meters below the first embankment. This is followed by another embankment, 2.5-3 meters wide and 0.2 meters high, which has a 2-meter-high outer slope in the southwest part leading into a third ditch, 5 meters wide and 0.5 meters deep. In the northern foot of the second embankment, there is a third ditch, 1.5 meters wide and 0.2 meters deep. The ditches and embankments are best seen on the eastern and northern slopes, where the falling ground has been cut away.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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