Kernavė Mounds

The Kernavė hillforts (Lithuanian: Kernavės piliakalniai, Kernavė hillforts) are five hillforts at the southern edge of Kernavė (Širvintos District, Aukštaitija, Lithuania) in the Pajauta Valley on the right side of the Neris valley. Kernavė is the oldest known (but not the first) capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania.^[1][2][3] Since 1989 the site is part of the Kernavė State Cultural Reserve [lt], added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 2004.^[4][5] It includes the following hillforts:

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220yds

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Kernave hillforts:

1

Mindaugas Throne hillforts

2

Altar hillforts

3

Castle hillforts

4

Lizdeika hillforts

5

Kriveikiškis Hillfort

• Lizdeika Hillfort [lt]
• Mindaugas Throne Hillfort [lt]
• Altar Hillfort [lt]
• Castle hill Hillfort [lt]
• Kriveikiškis Hillfort [lt], located some 0.4 km away from the close group of the four other hillforts,^[3] on the right bank of the Kernavėlė Stream.

Valley view

Kernavė hillforts

See also

• List of hillforts in Lithuania

References

1. Kernavė hillforts - UNESCO Archeological Site of Ancient Lithuania Capital. Culture, Geopolitics, Guide, History
2. "LIETUVOS PILYS IR PILIAKALNIAI. Kernavės piliakalniai". Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
3. Kernavės piliakalniai, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
4. Valstybinio Kernavės kultūrinio rezervatato direkcija
5. Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė), UNESCO

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