Historic sites
A little south of Leśno in the Bytów municipality, below Lake Leśno Dolne, one of the most important archaeological sites of Pomerania hides among the forests — a barrow cemetery of the Goths accompanied by stone circles. An educational lichenological-cultural trail makes the site accessible.
The largest barrow is 26 metres in diameter and is crowned by a stone circle with a stele — probably the grave of a tribal ruler or a sorcerer. In total, excavations revealed more than 50 graves of the Wielbark culture, including 13 barrows and 15 stone pavements connected with Gothic settlement.
The site reaches deeper than the Migration Period: 20 cist graves as well as pit and urn graves with face urns of the Pomeranian culture were found here — traces from the Bronze Age and later.
The graves yielded astonishing imports: a silver Celtic coin from the territory of today's Slovakia and a scarab-shaped amulet from the Mediterranean — proof of contact networks stretching all the way to Kashubia. The proximity of Lake Leśno Dolne makes it easy to combine the visit with a walk along the shore.
The site lies in woodland near Lake Leśno Dolne. Use existing paths only, do not move stones or excavate; this is a protected archaeological monument.
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