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The hillfort, located on an isolated hill on the western edge of the Kriauna Valley, features a trapezoidal platform. On its eastern side, finds include smooth and corded pottery adorned with typical Selian ornaments—diagonal notches—and slag remnants. A former rampart along the edges of the platform now appears as a 0.2-meter-high and 4-meter-wide rise. The southern foothill has a terrace measuring 5–6 meters in width, and the steep slopes reach heights of up to 10 meters.
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The hillfort, located on an isolated hill on the western edge of the Kriauna Valley, features a trapezoidal platform. On its eastern side, finds include smooth and corded pottery adorned with typical Selian ornaments—diagonal notches—and slag remnants. A former rampart along the edges of the platform now appears as a 0.2-meter-high and 4-meter-wide rise. The southern foothill has a terrace measuring 5–6 meters in width, and the steep slopes reach heights of up to 10 meters.
The northern slope is covered
with deciduous trees, while the platform is overgrown with grass and shows signs of damage from plowing. Surrounding the hillfort, within a 150-meter radius, lies the remains of a settlement where artifacts such as a 6th–8th century spearhead with a laurel-shaped blade and smooth and coarse pottery fragments have been found.
The hillfort dates back to the late 1st millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE and is a valuable archaeological heritage site that attracts history and culture enthusiasts.
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