Category: Archaeological sites of Saaremaa

Rahu burial site

Rahu burial site. The stone burial site located in Rahu village near Valjala, also known as Kalmumägi, was discovered in the late 19th century during gravel extraction. Systematic...

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Kaarma hill fort

Kaarma hill fort. On the right, part of the presumed moat filled with water in autumn. Kaarma hill fort is located 220 m northeast of Kaarma church. It was built on a former river island, where...

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Kaarma church

Kaarma Church from the north. Kaarma Church is one of the oldest and architecturally most remarkable medieval sacred buildings on Saaremaa. Some researchers have suggested that the first stone church...

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Kärla Lihulinn

The Kärla hillfort, also known as Lihulinn, is the largest prehistoric stronghold in Saaremaa. It is in Western Saaremaa, only two kilometres northeast of Lake Karujärv. The hillfort...

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Karja Church and the Parish

Markus, K., Sandrak, P. S. (2021). Karja Church and the parish (EST: Karja kirik ja kihelkond. 13. sajandi Saaremaa ajalugu ühe piirkonna perspektiivist). Saaremaa Muuseum. Kaheaastaraamat,...

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Valjala – the strongest town among other towns in Saaremaa

Mägi, M. (2025). Valjala – the strongest town among other towns in Saaremaa (EST: Valjala – tugevaim linn Saaremaa muude linnade seas). Pesti, O. (Toim.). Saaremaa muuseum...

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Valjala hill fort in Saaremaa

Mägi, M. (2024). Valjala hill fort in Saaremaa. Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis = Archeological fieldwork in Estonia, 2023, 117−130. Read the article: here....

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Audioguides for Valjala hillfort

We have launched our audio-guides in English (and Estonian) for Valjala hill fort! Finally, we can reveal to you a project we have been working on for some time now and the first fruits of it are in...

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Valjala hillfort audioguide: The Courtyard of the Fort

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