The Kalniškės Hillfort standing opposite the town of Gargždai on the other side of the Minija Valley is associated with the Garisda Castle of the Curonians, which belonged to the land of Ceklis, as mentioned in the Deed of Division of the southern Curonian Spit dated 4 April 1253. These are the circumstances of the first record of the town of Gargždai in written sources. The hillfort, having steep slopes and about 20 metres in height, is protected by three ditches and four banks. The spacious site of the hillfort is trapezoidal and elongated in the east-west direction. At the southwestern foot of the hillfort, there is a foothill settlement on an area of 1 hectare. People call the field around the hillfort Raganine, and it is said that there used to be a sacred site (Lith. alka). The renovated Kalniškės Hillfort is now a very attractive tourist spot with a panoramic view of the town of Gargždai.
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