Above the deeply incised valley of Jawornik near Myślibórz (Myślibórz Gorge), on the edges of the plateau, you can see the remains of several medieval defensive settlements. They took advantage of the terrain’s features and were located on rocky promontories with steep slopes descending to the valley floor. Their construction is associated with the Trzebowians, who were one of the Western Slavic tribes and inhabited the Kaczawa region from the 8th to the 12th century, when they practically lost their distinct identity.
On the southern side of the Jawornik Valley, there are three hillforts. At the top of Skałka above Myślibórz, small remnants of earthworks and fragments of a dry moat have survived. Further to the west, on a rocky promontory above the confluence of the Kobylica River with the Jawornik, there is the Kobylica hillfort. The main stronghold occupied the outer part of the promontory and was separated from the outer part (suburb) by an earth rampart with a preserved height of 1 metre. Opposite the Kobylica hillfort, there are remnants of earthen constructions on Golica. The preserved sections of the ramparts reach heights of up to 6 metres and have a width of 16 metres at the base, making them the most impressive among all the hillforts along the Jawornik River. On the northern side of the Jawornik valley, there is an object known as the Swedish Redoubt. Two sections of stone walls have been preserved, surrounding a square area measuring 85 × 70 metres. In the vicinity, there are also remnants of a barrow field, which is a cemetery dating back to the Lusatian culture period.
Description: Piotr Migoń
