Karmazinai mound

Karmazinai mound
Karmazinai mound
Coordinates: 54°49′09″N 24°55′52″E / 54.81917°N 24.93111°E / 54.81917; 24.93111Coordinates: 54°49′09″N 24°55′52″E / 54.81917°N 24.93111°E / 54.81917; 24.93111
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija
County Vilnius County
Municipality Vilnius district municipality
Eldership Dūkštas eldership
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

The Karmazinai mound (also called Viršupis) is a burial mound and hill fort (piliakalnis) in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated by : N54°49'09.4"; E24°55'52.1", about 0.8 km northwest of the Karmazinai village, 40 m from the right bank of the Dūkšta River, close to its confluence with Neris.[1][2]

References

  1. "Karmazinų pilkapyno tyrinėjimai 1997 metais" ("1997 Exploration of Karmazinai Tumuli") by Gintautas Vėlius (Lithuanian)
  2. Karmazinai Hill Fort
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