The Dabravolė hillfort and settlement are located in the Pajevonio seniūnija, to the south of Dabravolė. The site is accessible from the Virbalis-Vištytis road and features a trapezoidal enclosure measuring 28 meters in length and 22 meters in width at its northeastern edge.
Constructed during the middle of the 1st millennium to the beginning of the 2nd millennium, the fortification is surrounded by ditches and features slopes reaching up to 25 meters in height. Archaeological remains of coarse ceramics have been found within the enclosure. The site also includes a 1.5-meter high rampart and a triangular terrace, while a ditch separates the fort from the unused part of the hill.
The fort is surrounded by ditches, and the eastern slope is covered with sparse birch trees. A protected multi-stemmed elm tree with 37 stems grows on the eastern side of the hill. The area was officially declared a cultural monument in 1998 and covers a total area of 25,400 m².
Research on the site was conducted by the Institute of History in 1962 and 1965. In the western part of the site, a settlement covering 0.2 hectares was identified as being located on a cliff.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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