Ritinės piliakalnis, also known as Švedkapis, is a hillfort located in the Mažeikiai district near the village of Ritinė. The site sits on a promontory by the left bank of the Eglynupis river.
The hillfort dates back to the beginning of the second millennium BC. It features a circular clearing about 22 metres across, surrounded by ramparts ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 metres in height and 6 to 10 metres in width. On the western side, a 5-metre high slope drops into a trench that is 20 metres long and 3 metres deep.
The clearing was home to a chapel, for which only stone foundations remain today. On the western side of the trench, a pit remains from that later period. The site is currently covered in trees and bushes.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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