Pavištyčio piliakalnis II is a hillfort and settlement located in the Vilkaviškis district, east of Čižiškiai. The site is accessible from the Pavištytis - Pavarteliai road and features a hill reaching an altitude of 282 metres.
The hillfort is situated on a separate hill, 1 km south of the first Pavištytis hillfort. It features an oval courtyard measuring 28 by 19 metres, oriented west to east and rising 1.5 metres in the center. The eastern edge is fortified by a series of structures, including a 0.4 metre high, 3.5 metre wide embankment followed by a 3.5 metre wide, 0.3 metre deep ditch.
Further defenses include a second embankment, 0.5 metres high and 6 metres wide, with an outer slope of 1.2 metres leading into a 4.5 metre wide, 0.3 metre deep ditch. A third embankment, 0.4 metres high and 4.5 metres wide, stands behind it with an outer slope of 2.5 metres. The second embankment appears to have sat 2 metres lower than the courtyard. The site is covered in grass and dates from the first millennium to the beginning of the second millennium.
On a 0.5-hectare plot on the northern slope lies a settlement where smooth pottery has been discovered. The total area of the monument's territory is 23,700 square metres.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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