Valėnų Kettle-Shaped Settlement: A Hidden Treasure in Lithuania

Valėnų Kettle-Shaped Settlement: A Hidden Treasure in Lithuania

Delve into the secrets of the Valėnų Kettle-Shaped Settlement, a newly discovered cultural heritage monument in the Valėnų region, Lithuania.

Valėnų Hillfort, known as Pilale and Raudonkalniu, is a recently discovered archaeological site in the Valėnų region. Situated near the connection with Dange, it has been registered as a cultural heritage monument of the republican significance since 1972. The hillfort forms a kettle shape with four corners, a central depression, and a flat slope towards the Dangės slope. It covers an area of approximately 1.3992 hectares.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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