Virbališkių piliakalnis is a hillfort located in the Kaunas district, south of Kačerginė. It is situated on a high point on the right bank of the Dievogalos river, where it meets the Balnaravys. The site is reachable from the Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai road at the Gaižėnėlius turnoff, situated 100 metres to the right, north of the road and before the Dievogalos river.
The hillfort features an oval area oriented east-west, measuring 9 metres long and 10 metres wide. On its eastern edge, there is a 10-metre-long, 2-metre-high rampart. Behind this rampart, an excavation reveals a 16-metre-wide ditch, 1 metre deep. The slopes of the hillfort reach a height of 20 metres, though the western half has been washed away by water.
Archaeological evidence dates the site to the 1st millennium – beginning of the 2nd millennium. The site was recognized as a state protected monument on April 29, 2005. The territory of the monument covers an area of 15,000 square metres. It is surrounded by pines and was surveyed by the Institute of History in 1972.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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