Verstaminų II piliakalnis su gyvenviete is a hillfort and settlement located in the Lazdijai district, south of Verstaminai. It is reached by traveling 200 m north along a field path from the first Verstaminai hillfort, turning left toward the west past a canal. The site was surveyed in 1965 by the Institute of History.
The hillfort is situated 450 m west of the first one, on the southern shore of a drained lake. It features an oval courtyard, elongated south-north, measuring 11.5x9 m. This courtyard is enclosed by a 60 m long rampart that is 3 m high in the east and 5 m high in the west, with a width of 22 m. The slopes are of average height, measuring 5-6 m.
The hillfort is very eroded and overgrown. In the southwest corner, on a 1-hectare plot, lies a settlement where coarse ceramics were found. The site was declared a cultural monument by a decree on May 19, 1998. The area of the cultural heritage site is 6300 m², while the physical protection zone covers 10000 m².
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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