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Varkališkiai II Hillfort

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The hillfort is located on the western part of a promontory of the upper terrace of the Nemunas River, 300 meters northwest of the first hillfort (separated by another promontory).

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The hillfort is located on the western part of a promontory of the upper terrace of the Nemunas River, 300 meters northwest of the first hillfort (separated by another promontory). The platform is oval, elongated in a northeast-southwest direction, measuring 43×25 meters, with a 2-meter high middle and a 2-meter lower northwest end. At the northeast end, there is a 0.5-meter high, 18-meter wide rampart. On the northeastern slope, 1.5 meters below the platform, an 8-meter wide, 0.5-meter deep, 4-meter wide ditch has been dug, behind which a second 7-meter long, 1-meter high from the bottom of the ditch, 11-meter wide curved rampart has been built. 2 meters below this rampart, a second 3-meter wide, 1-meter deep ditch has been dug, and behind it, a third 2-meter wide rampart has been formed, turning into a 3-meter wide terrace. 2.5 meters below this terrace, there is

a wide gully with a 12-meter wide bottom, separating the hillfort from the adjacent highland. At the northwest end of the platform, a 5-meter wide, 0.2-meter deep ditch has been dug, behind which a 0.2-meter high, 7-meter wide rampart has been built, with a 9-meter wide terrace behind it. The slopes are steep, up to 40 meters high. The hillfort is situated in a spruce forest. The hillfort is dated to the 1st millennium. It can be reached from the Kruonis-Darsūniškis road (road No. 1803) by turning right (north) immediately after the Varkališkiai forest and driving to the current mouth of the Lapainė River. From there, continue along the Nemunas River for another 400 meters (it is in the forest, at a slight bend to the northeast - now at the border of the older forest and the young growth - walk 50 meters east into the forest (hill on the right (south))).

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