The second hillfort at Griežės, located in Mažeikiai region, near Židikų seniūnija on the western bank of the Ventos river, is covered with overgrowth. It isaligned west-east, 24 m wide, 15 m high, and 10 m deep in the southeast. On the southeast side of the hill, there is a 0.2 m high platform, 6 m wide, on which one can climb a 1.6 m high, 11 m wide step to reach a previous structure. Below the platform, a 4 m wide terrace slopes towards the southwest. The previous structure has a square shape, also aligned west-east, 27 x 25 m in size. The platform on top of the previous structure is 18 m wide, 2 m high, with a 11 m wide and 0.5 m high griovys at the top.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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