The Iron Age hill fort hiding its secrets

Nestled in a hill near Krūmiškių lake, the Perkalių hill fort was inhabited from the 6th century BC to the 9th century AD. The fort, covering an area of 1.8 hectares and protected by the Lithuanian government, has a square shape, standing 6 meters high with walls built in north-south directions and measuring 25x15 meters. It is surrounded by a ditch 0.6 meters deep and 7 meters wide. The fort was made of timber and earth. First explored in 1936 by Petras Tarasenka, the site is of great archaeological interest, being amongst the last survivors of the allotment-garden movement of the early 20th century. The site is protected by the Lithuanian government under the cultural heritage preservation act of 1998-05-19.

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