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The Kaukai (Obelytė) complex is on the left bank of the Peršėkė runlet. It has been dated back to the 11th century. The complex is set up of two mounds that are in two different villages, a pertinent of the castle (suburbium) and a subjacent village. The main mound was in the highland of the Perseke runlet left bank winding. The other mound, Obelytė, tree-covered and almost decayed now was on the right bank. A big territory of the pertinent of the castle had a garden and of farmstead. One can climb up the wooden steps to the Kaukai mound.
References:The Château Comtal (Count’s Castle) is a medieval castle within the Cité of Carcassonne, the largest city in Europe with its city walls still intact. The Château Comtal has a strong claim to be called a 'Cathar Castle'. When the Catholic Crusader army arrived in 1209 they first attacked Raymond-Roger Trencavel's castrum at Bèziers and then moved on to his main stronghold at Carcassonne.
The castle with rectangular shape is separated from the city by a deep ditch and defended by two barbicans. There are six towers curtain walls.
The castle was restored in 1853 by the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.