MyTravis

Map / Visited places / Mounds

Prienai Hillfort

0 out of 5

(0 reviews)

Located in the Švenčionys district municipality, near Prienai, within the territory of the Magūnai eldership, this hillfort is a historical site that attracts much attention from both history enthusiasts and nature lovers. The road from Pabradė to Prienai leads to this unique site, situated at the summit of a highland on the right bank of the Neris River, near the confluence with an unnamed stream. The hillfort's platform is rectangular and elongated, measuring 48×10 meters, with a prominent 3-meter-high and 14-meter-wide rampart on the eastern side of the platform, descending into a 9-meter-wide and 1.5-meter-deep ditch.

Info

How to get there?

54.860056, 25.786722

Get directions

side of the platform, descending into a 9-meter-wide and 1.5-meter-deep ditch. Following this is another 2-meter-high and 10-meter-wide rampart, behind which lies another 10-meter-wide and 1.5-meter-deep ditch. These structures, along with the 15-meter-high steep slopes and the stream-eroded northern section, give the hillfort a distinctive geomorphological profile. Currently, the hillfort is covered with deciduous forest, and its platform is adorned with raspberry bushes, attracting both nature enthusiasts and history researchers.

Found a mistake? Report