Located in the Molėtai district of the Suginčių eldership, Pelenių piliakalnis is an archaeological site and hill fort situated north of Peleniai. The site can be reached by turning left at the Gečiai - Kuktiškės intersection, traveling 300 meters, and turning right into a managed yard, where the site is located 430 meters away on the edge of the forest.
The hill fort is situated on a separate hill with an oval clearing measuring 25x10 meters, oriented in a northwest - southeast direction. On the north - northwest slope, at a height of 5-10 meters, there is a terrace 15 meters long and 4 meters wide, reinforced with stones, located 2.5 meters below the clearing level. The hill fort is surrounded by pines.
In a 2-hectare area on the northern slope, there is a settlement where artifacts have been found, including an iron ietigalis with horns on top and molded ceramics. The site was surveyed by the Institute of History in 1970 and by the Scientific Methodical Council in 1978, dating it to the 1st millennium. It was declared a cultural monument on May 19, 1998, covering an area of 4.83 hectares.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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