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Dovainonys Hillfort

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The hillfort is situated on a promontory formed by the Seilupis stream flowing into the Nemunas River. It is bordered by river valleys to the south and east, and by ravines on the other sides.

The slopes are steep, 8 meters high on the northern side and 18 meters high on the southern side.

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The hillfort is situated on a promontory formed by the Seilupis stream flowing into the Nemunas River. It is bordered by river valleys to the south and east, and by ravines on the other sides. The slopes are steep, 8 meters high on the northern side and 18 meters high on the southern side. The original platform was circular, about 5 meters in diameter. Only part of the platform near the escarpment remains. Due to erosion and research activities, a trapezoidal plateau has formed at the top of the hillfort, oriented southeast-northwest, measuring 23 meters in length, 13 meters in width in the central part, and 6 meters in width on the western side. The platform was surrounded on all sides by a rampart 1–3 meters high and 10 meters wide. The outer slope of the rampart descended directly into the hillfort's slope. The best-preserved part of the rampart was along the northwestern, western, and southwestern edges of the platform. Here, the height of the rampart from the platform reached 3 meters, and its width at the base

was 10 meters. Towards the east, the rampart lowered, reaching its lowest point at about 1 meter on the southeastern edge of the platform. The hillfort was separated from the western promontory by a ditch 2 meters deep, 10 meters wide at the top, and 3 meters wide at the bottom. To the west of the hillfort, across the ditch, there was a forecourt on a 5-meter-high hill. Now, its platform is triangular and elongated (east-west direction), measuring 23×7 meters (originally 30 meters in length and 15 meters wide at the eastern end). In the first half of the 20th century, the southern slopes of the hillfort, the southern edges of the platform, and part of the forecourt were washed away by the Kaunas Reservoir. Currently, only the northern rampart and parts of the platform of the hillfort remain. After the excavations conducted in 1957, the rampart was not rebuilt, and the platform was not leveled. The hillfort is overgrown with trees, there are no signs or informational stands, and the access is through the forest.

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