The Kernavė hillforts (, 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.Kernavė hillforts - UNESCO Archeological Site of Ancient Lithuania Capital. Culture, Geopolitics, Guide, History ctdots.euKernavės piliakalniai, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia, www.vle.lt Since 1989 the site is part of the , added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 2004.Valstybinio Kernavės kultūrinio rezervatato direkcija www.kernave.lt Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė), UNESCO It includes the following hillforts:

, located some 0.4 km away from the close group of the four other hillforts, on the right bank of the Kernavėlė Stream.

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See also List of hillforts in Lithuania

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