Varniškių piliakalnis, also known as Kartkalnis, is a hillfort located in the village of Varkujai within the Anykščiai district. The fortification is situated on an irregular hill, surrounded by earthen ramparts to the west, north, and south. The main enclosure is a rectangle measuring 34 by 29 metres, oriented in a southwest-northeast direction.
On the southwestern edge of the enclosure, there is a depression 1.5 metres deep and 20 metres wide. From behind this dip rises a protrusion 15 metres wide, standing 2 metres high from the depression and 1 metre high from the outside. Further to the southwest, the area features old quarry marks that indicate the presence of former lime kilns. The slopes of the hillfort reach a height of 9 metres.
Archaeological surveys conducted in 1969 and 1974 date the site to the first millennium. The monument covers an area of 17,405 square metres and has been a state-protected site since 2005. It is located near the forest edge, accessible from the Šventupys–Varkujai path, approximately 2.5 kilometres past a farmstead.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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