Karmazinai Hillfort

Place in Dzūkija, Lithuania
54°49′09″N 24°55′52″E / 54.81917°N 24.93111°E / 54.81917; 24.93111Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionDzūkijaCountyVilnius CountyMunicipalityVilnius district municipalityEldershipDūkštos EldershipTime zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The Karmazinai mound (also called Viršupis) is a hill fort (piliakalnis) in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated about 0.8 km northwest of the Karmazinai village, 40 m from the right bank of the Dūkšta River [lt], close to its confluence with Neris.[1][2] The Karmazinai burial mound [lt] is located some 1.8 km southeast of the hillfort, about 0.3 km northeast of the village, about 0.2 km northeast of the right bank of the Neris, in the forest.[3]

Karmazinai hillfort mound

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karmazinų pilkapyno tyrinėjimai 1997 metais" ("1997 Exploration of Karmazinai Tumuli") by Gintautas Vėlius [lt] (in Lithuanian)
  2. ^ Karmazinai Hill Fort
  3. ^ Gintautas Vēlius, Karmazinų pilkapyno tyrinėjimai 1997 metais


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