Vaitiekūnai hillfort

Vaitiekūnai hillfort

An ancient European stronghold, built over a thousand years ago and now a silent relic of the past, Vaitiekūnų hill fort stands at the confluence of the Shushve and Vendre rivers.

Vaitiekunas hill fort, located on the right bank of the Shushve river, in Grinkiškio seniūnija, Lithuania, is a 11 meters high, triangular-shaped hill fort with a base 36 meters long along the east-west axis and 80 meters wide at the north entrance. A 4.5-meter high, 25-meter wide wall surrounds it. The hill fort's entrance slopes down. Discovered by archeological excavations in 1968, the monument dates back to the 1st to 13th centuries. A nearby settlement dating back to the 1st to 2nd centuries was also found, covering 0.5 hectares.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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