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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grodzisko Szurpiły - Hillfort in Poland in Podlaskie

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 20 April 2011  Page Views: 5338

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Grodzisko Szurpiły Alternative Name: Góra Zamkowa
Country: Poland
NOTE: This site is 5.788 km away from the location you searched for.

Voivodeship: Podlaskie Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Suwałki
Latitude: 54.233930N  Longitude: 22.885550E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Grodzisko Szurpiły
Grodzisko Szurpiły submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart of the hillfort - view from the north (photo taken on August 2006). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Podlaskie

One of the largest hillforts in northern Poland is located on Góra Zamkowa („Castle Mountain”) near Szurpiły, between Szurpiły lake and Jegłówek lake. It was one of the main strongholds of the Yotvingians in early medieval period. The first settlement was founded in Bronze Age between 1300 and 1000 BC, while the first fortified hillfort of the Yotvingians was constructed in 5th – 6th century AD. There is evidence, that in 9th century the hillfort became a sacred ceremonial place. It was destroyed in 13th century by Teutonic knights.

Ramparts of the hillfort are in perfect condition, there are also races of minor strongholds protecting the hillfort from all sides – one of them was located on Góra Kościelna (“Church Hill”), however it is possible, that the latter was a cult place.
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Grodzisko Szurpiły
Grodzisko Szurpiły submitted by SolarMegalith : Promontory of Góra Kościelna located north from Góra Zamkowa (photo taken on August 2006). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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