The Karkus castle probably was built in the place of an earlier hillfort, which in the first half of the 13th century came under the rule of the Teutonic Knights. Estonia. From 1248, the teutonic vogts Hermann and Werner are already known. The stronghold managed by them was still wooden at that time and probably for this reason it fell to Lithuanian invasions several times, including in 1294 and 1366. The construction of the stone castle probably ended only at the end of the third quarter of the 14th century. In the 1770-s in the ruins was built St.Peters Church in baroque style. North from the church is situated sepulchral chapel of field marshal Lieven, that was built in 1730.

Photogrammetry reconstruction in RealityCapture from 1125 images. © Saulius Zaura www.dronepartner.lt 2022.