Verboc Fortress

The Verboc Fortress known by local residents simply as Our Fortress is an Illyrian archaeological site located on a hilltop about 2 kilometers from the village of Verboc in Drenas Municipality, Drenica region, Kosovo.

[1] The Verboc Fortress dates back to the Illyrian period (around 400 BC to 100 AD).

The Illyrians were an ancient Indo-European people who inhabited the western Balkans from the 2nd millennium BC to the 1st century AD.

The Verboc Fortress was one of the largest Illyrian hillforts in Dardania (present days Kosovo).

The excavations revealed a number of artifacts, including pottery, metal tools, and weapons.