The hillfort Didžiokų piliakalnis, also known as Švedų kalnas, is located in the Giedraičių seniūnija of the Molėtų rajono savivaldybės. The site is accessible via road 172 and is surrounded by a visual protection zone covering 541,000 m². It is situated near a forest and features a rectangular courtyard measuring 65 by 18 meters.
The fortification consists of various mounds and ditches. One side features a 0.8 m high mound with a 4 m high outer slope leading into a 0.5 m deep ditch. Another mound, 1 m high and 10 m wide, sits behind it. The site is further defined by slopes reaching heights of 11-13 meters. These earthworks separate the hillfort from a 100-meter-long hill to the northwest.
Adjacent to the fortification is a living area covering 0.3 hectares. Archaeological finds in this area include various types of pottery, such as brūkšniuotos, lygios, and žiestos ceramics. The site has been studied since 1970 and was officially declared a cultural monument in 1998.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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