700 m northeast of the Valjala hillfort lies a small, circular fortification just over 50 m in diameter. It was not very prominent – the fort’s rampart was essentially a large stone wall with a wooden fence on top. Minor excavations in 2022 uncovered pottery sherds and animal bones, and cleared out a section of the stone wall. 14C analyses dated the fort primarily to the 8th and 9th centuries.
During the same period, people were also active at the large Valjala hillfort. A river harbour may have existed there, as the Lõve River flowed through the vicinity, emptying into the sea a few kilometres inland from the present-day coastline. A harbour existed near the river’s former mouth in what is now Väljaküla, where several Viking Age artifacts have been found.
