The Babronių piliakalnis is an archaeological site sitting at the confluence of the Verknė and Narupė rivers. It is a high point where the water acts as a natural moat, and the site is fortified by a system of mounds and trenches.
On the western side, you can see the geometry of ancient fortifications. There are three distinct mounds and trenches carved into the earth. The first trench is 5 m wide and 0.3 m deep, followed by a second, and then a third that stretches 12 m wide and 1 m deep. These structures form a system of defenses protecting a trapezoidal site that measures 50 m long and 74 m wide on its eastern side.
Beyond the man-made walls lies a likely natural triangular enclosure measuring 25x10 m. The site dates back to the end of the first millennium BC and the first millennium. It was surveyed in 1953 and 1971 and was recognized as a state-protected monument in 2005.
Today, it is a spot surrounded by birch trees, spruce, and shrubs. You can reach it by following a path for 170 m along a power line from the sign, then following a descending path through the woods.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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