Paalkių piliakalnis is an archaeological site located in the Kazokiškės eldership of Elektrėnai municipality, situated in a maple forest on the bank of the Neris River. The hill fort dates to the first millennium and sits on a high terrace in a coastal cliff formed by the Neris River and an unnamed creek.
The site features a rectangular courtyard oriented west-east, measuring 6 meters long and 12 meters wide. It is protected from higher ground to the southwest by two ramparts and ditches. On the western side of the courtyard, there is a first rampart 3.5 meters high, followed by a 10-meter wide ditch. Behind that lies a second rampart, 1.8 meters high, and a second ditch that is 3 meters wide, featuring an outer slope of 2 meters high.
Slopes built toward the Neris River and the creek were up to 30 meters high. While some parts of the courtyard and defensive structures have been destroyed by erosion, the site remains a protected cultural heritage monument. Nearby, just across the Neris River, lies the Grabijolų settlement and the Grabijolų hill fort.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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