The Liudvinavo piliakalnis is an archaeological site (object MC code 22982) located in Marijampole’s municipality territory, near Liudvinava village. It is situated on the right bank of the Sūduona river, accessible from the road leading to Liudvinava by turning right toward the southeast, crossing the Sūduona, and turning left toward the north to travel 480 m through meadows and fields.
The hillfort is dated to the 1st millennium AD and features a plateau that is 8 m long and 11 m wide, oriented in a northwest-southeast direction. The site includes coarse ceramics. At the end of the northwest side of the plateau is a 0.5 m high, 9 m wide mound, while the southeast side features a 0.2 m high, 4 m wide mound. The overall extent of the site measures 80 m in length and up to 60 m in width. The hillfort is constructed of stones, gravel, and wolf teeth.
On the slopes of the hillfort, there is a settlement on the southeast side covering an area of 2.5 ha. The elevation of the hillfort ranges from 4-7 m in height. The structure also features specific terraces: a 10x15 m terrace on the southwest slope and a 15x15 m terrace on the southeast slope.
Research into the site began with explorations by the History Institute in 1964 and 1968. The site was officially declared a cultural monument by a government resolution on 1998-05-19; Nr.612.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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