In the village of Baltakarčiai, within the Sudeikiai eldership of the Utena district, sits a hill fort known as Baltakarčių piliakalnis. Accessible from the Utena - Sudeikiai road by turning toward Baltakarčiai and then southwest past old cemeteries, the site is reached by traveling 400 meters past a stream and 200 meters further southwest.
The hill fort is situated on a separate hill. It features an oval, elongated courtyard oriented toward the northwest, measuring 20x14 meters and 1.5 meters high in the center. On the northwest slope, 2 meters below the courtyard, lies a triangular terrace measuring 12x19 meters. This terrace has a height of 3-5 meters.
The site is heavily overgrown with birches and alders. It was first surveyed in 1970, and while no cultural layers or fortifications were noted at that time, the site is dated to between the 1st millennium BC and the beginning of the 1st millennium AD. A cultural monument order was issued for the site on April 29, 2005. The protected territory covers an area of 1.1 hectares.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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