The Varkaliai Hillfort is located in the Plungė district municipality near the village of Varkaliai. It can be reached from the Plungė - Kuliai Mardos path by turning right northeast and traveling about 700 meters. The site is located on the left bank edge of the Babrungo upland, approximately 350 meters east of the Gandingo hillfort.
The hillfort features an oval-shaped courtyard measuring 33x36 meters, elongated from northwest to southeast. At the southeast end of the courtyard is a 3-meter high, 20-meter wide arched embankment. Behind this embankment is a 25-meter wide, 3-meter deep ditch. A field path cuts through the ditch into the hillfort.
The hillfort is overgrown with trees on the embankment and is dated from the 1st millennium BC to the 13th century AD.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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