Medžionių piliakalnis fortification with a 60-metre trench

The Medžionių piliakalnis stands as a 15-metre high fortification between the Virkiaus and bevardžio streams. Dating from the first millennium to the start of the second millennium, the site features a rectangular clearing measuring 44 by 18 metres. In the northeast corner, a 7-metre high ramp leads into a trench that is 60 metres long, 24 metres wide, and 1.5 metres deep.

To the southwest, another ramp measures 16 metres long and 0.8 metres high. The site is located 600 metres north of the centre of Medžionių, past former farms, in the confluence of the Virkiaus and bevardžio streams.

Archaeological research dating back to 1968 identified a nearby settlement spanning two hectares. Excavations of the area have yielded coarse ceramics, silver brooches with spoon-like ends, iron axes, iron spearheads, iron axe blades, and wooden spears.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons