Located southeast of Lokinė in the Siesikų eldership, Lokinės piliakalnis (also known as Kritkalnis or Krytkalnis) is a hillfort and settlement. The site is situated on a hill surrounded by marshes to the south, north, and east. While quarries and plowing have altered the original appearance of the hill, the remains of the site include a 6 by 7 metre section of the hillfort enclosure that rises about 4 metres high. The surrounding slope reaches 8 metres in height.
In 1922, researcher Petras Tarasenka explored the area but did not consider it to be a hillfort. Later research in 1998 by R. Jarockis investigated the remains of the enclosure, where a 4 square metre pit was found. This pit contained a 40 centimetre thick cultural layer featuring incised and smooth pottery, as well as clay plaster. The hillfort is dated to the first millennium.
The site also includes a settlement spanning 1.5 hectares on the southern and western slopes, which was also researched in 1998. Excavations there revealed a 40 centimetre thick cultural layer containing incised, smooth, and coarse pottery, as well as iron artifacts. The site was officially recognized as a state-protected monument on April 29, 2005, covering an area of 41,700 square metres.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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