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| Lessley Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This mound is on the north side of MS Route 24, and right next to the roadway and a convenient parking pulloff at the interpretive sign. So it is possible to view it at close range without leaving the vehicle. However an old barbed wire fence prevents entry into a field on the other side of the moun... Read More |
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| Elkhorn Plantation Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Elkhorn, a single mound site on private land, is about a mile or so north of Frogmore Mound on Dunbarton Rd (Route 566). The mound is in a vast cultivated field about 100 ft east of the road. There are no shoulders or designated pulloffs, so I parked on a nearby field road and walked a short distanc... Read More |
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| Frogmore Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Like DePrato, Frogmore is on private property fronting Route 84, but in this case there is a convenient side street (Frogmore Plantation Rd) with a reasonable shoulder leading to a residential subdivision. I was able to pull slightly off the side street and park 100 ft from the mound. | ||
| DePrato Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 2 | 3 | Like many Louisiana mound sites, this site is on private land near a residential tract. It is just north of busy US Highway 84. There is no off-road parking area, so you must park on the shoulder of the highway and view it from there. It originally consisted of five mounds, but only three are barely... Read More |
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| Foster Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | The site is largely as described and on private property in a residential area. I was lucky enough to bump into the landowner who said I could walk down his driveway to get a closer look at Mound A with his house on it. The mound is in very good condition. There is a flat area south of Mound A that ... Read More |
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| Mayersville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | This site, a major Mississippian mound complex, was a disappointment due to access problems. It's all private roads to my knowledge, set well back from the main highway, and a number of the mounds are tree covered and obscured from a distance. The upshot is I didn't have time to knock on doors and g... Read More |
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| Refuge Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | A much-studied Mississippian period mound site, but not on the official Mississippi Mound Trail. A house was built on the one remaining rectangular platform mound so the site is private. Unfortunately parking safely along busy Rte 454 is a challenge as there are no good pulloffs and a narrow shoulde... Read More |
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| Magee Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | These Mississippian mounds fall into the same category as a number of others that can only be viewed from long range, e.g. Metcalfe, Stoneville, Leland, and Mayersville. All are privately owned and on either agricultural land or large compounds set far back from the nearest public road. Unless permi... Read More |
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| Leland Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | These Mississippian mounds fall into the same category as a number of others that can only be viewed from long range, e.g. Metcalfe, Stoneville, and Mayersville. All are privately owned and on either agricultural land or large compounds set far back from the nearest public road. Unless permission is... Read More |
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| Metcalfe Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | This Mississippian mound falls into the same category as a number of others that can only be viewed from long range, e.g. Leland, Stoneville, and Mayersville. All are privately owned and on either agricultural land or large compounds set far back from the nearest public road. Unless permission is se... Read More |
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| Stoneville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | This Mississippian mound falls into the same category as a number of others that can only be viewed from long range, e.g. Leland, Stoneville, and Mayersville. All are privately owned and on either agricultural land or large compounds set far back from the nearest public road. Unless permission is se... Read More |
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| Windsor Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Returned to this site and definitively located Mounds B and C (see photos and videos). Mound D is nearly indistinct in a large mowed field but fairly sure I found it based on earlier survey maps. D is located next to a field road several 100 yds south and east of Mound A. C is another 100-200 yds ea... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Twin Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | From archaeological standpoint, an important twin burial mound site at Pinson in the Western Section.
To get there, park at the lot for Ozier Mound (see that visitor log for directions). Walk west a short distance to the south side of Ozier where there is a trail junction. Take that trail approx... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Ozier Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ozier Mound (Mound 5) is one of several sites in the Western Section of the park. It is a rectangular platform mound, second in height only to Sauls' Mound.
Getting there is a bit obscure due to lack of signage. The easiest way is from Route 197 outside the park. Follow Route 197 east and look f... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 29 | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 4 | 4 | 2 | A Middle Woodland rectangular platform mound in decent shape.
To get there, be prepared for a long-ish but mostly flat walk (from the Group Lodge parking area, it is about 1.5 miles round trip). First, see the visitor logs for trail access to Mound 28 and from there to the north wall of the Easte... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 30 | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 2 | This is classified as Middle Woodland rectangular platform mound lying just to the SE and outside of the Eastern Circular Enclosure. However, you would never know, as it has suffered much erosion over the centuries.
To get there, be prepared for a long-ish but mostly flat walk (from the Group Lod... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Eastern Citadel | Misc. Earthwork | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 5 | 2 | For parking and trailhead access, see Pinson Mounds - Mound 28.
This is a large (semi) circular earthen enclosure in the Eastern Section of Pinson. It surrounds Mound 29, and Mound 30 lies just outside of and SE of the enclosure. The diameter of the semi-circular enclosure is 366 m and it encomp... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 28 | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Part of the Eastern Section of Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park in Pinson TN. The state park hosts what is likely the largest Middle Woodland mound site in the US. An extensive trail system in the Eastern Section links Mounds 28, 29, 30 and the Eastern Citadel.
The easiest access point fo... Read More |
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| Pharr Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 5 | 2 | This is a large Middle Woodland site of 8 conical or rounded mounds spread out over a 80-90 acre field. It is located at milepost 286 of the Natchez Trace in MS, on the north bound side of the highway. The mounds today range in height from 2 to 18 ft. Generally speaking, the tallest mounds are close... Read More |
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| Bear Creek | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | A very small Mississippian mound and village site on the Natchez Trace, right over the MS/AL line in MS.
There is a large parking area with some limited interpretation. There is only a single rectangular platform mound about 200 ft from the lot. For mobility-impaired visitors, the mound and vill... Read More |
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| Florence Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A very tall, steep Middle Woodland mound located in Florence AL near the north banks of the Tennessee River. Originally there was an 8 foot semi-circular embankment around the mound, but it was destroyed in the 19th or 20th century. The mound is now in a heavily developed industrial area within a fe... Read More |
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| Hamilton Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 2 | A Mississippian mound site in Hamilton AL. Parking is in a small paved lot on Old Indian Mound Rd at the corner of a cultivated field about 800 ft east of US Hwy 278. There is an interpretive sign in the parking area.
The mounds are accessible via a mostly paved trail proceeding north and east ab... Read More |
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| Nabers Mound Cemetery Site | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | A well-preserved Middle Woodland mound that was later used as a 19th to 20th century cemetery, no doubt benefiting its good condition. The property was acquired by the Archaeological Conservancy recently and it abuts a golf course development.
It's in a residential subdivision but on-street park... Read More |
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| Crucuno Cromlech | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 3 | This is a restored rectangular cromlech in good condition. It is not far from the much more frequented Crucuno Dolmen. If you want to lose the crowd, park near the dolmen and proceed down the dirt lane just to its left for 300-400 meters. Take the first trail to the right (avoid the residential abut... Read More |
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| Menhir du tumulus du Moustoir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | There are three menhirs near the Moustoir Tumulus. This one is on top of the tumulus at its eastern end. It requires a very short but steep climb up the tumulus slope to access the top. Parking is the same as for the Moustoir Tumulus; see the visitor's log for that entry.
Note: This was the end ... Read More |
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| Menhir du Moustoir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | There are three menhirs near the Moustoir Tumulus. This is the western menhir in a small field across the dirt road which separates it from the western edge of the tumulus. See Moustoir Tumulus visitor's log for parking; it's the same for the menhir. | ||
| Moustoir tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | One of the huge Carnacean tumuli, with a semi-megalithic burial chamber on the western end and at least two burial cists between the mid-point and eastern end of the tumulus. Currently there is no public access to any of these interior features - they are all blocked.
The tumulus lies just south... Read More |
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| Mané Bogad Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is a rather damaged passage grave within a visible mound with kerbstones. All of the cover stones are missing and the orthostats are short, but this is likely due to organic fill washing into the tomb over time.
The trickiest bit was finding the trail to it, as I was unable to find the one ... Read More |
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| Mané Bras | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | As stated in the description, this site comprises three passage graves on a small hill surrounded by the remnants of a 30 meter diameter mound. It is a bit off the beaten track but offers seclusion. It is accessed via a 500 m trail heading north from a side road off of D186 at the jct of Rue Kermarq... Read More |
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| Runesto Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a small passage grave mostly still within its mound, although all that's visible now is the chamber. Modern steps have been cut to provide access down into the chamber.
The site is located at the end of a cul de sac (Rue de Runesto), just past a residential subdivision near the edge of a... Read More |
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| Sainte-Barbe alignement | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 4 | 4 | According to Burl, this was once an alignment of 8 rows of standing stones stretching over 400 m, with a possible cromlech nearby. Today, only two obvious 100-200 m rows remain, plus an "end cap" of 4 or 5 truly massive menhirs. A number of additional stones are either missing or buried underground ... Read More |
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| Rondossec Dolmens | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This site is in a public park near the center of Plouharnel, shoehorned into a small residential neighborhood. These are three nearly contiguous passage graves. Two are in fair to good shape. The remaining one is partially buried, particularly at the chamber end.
Parking is on-street only (on ei... Read More |
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| Alignement dit Mer-er-Morh | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 3 | This one turned out to be a "drive by" as there was no obvious (to me) off road public parking nearby and on-street parking was not a safe proposition. So no photos. All I can say is the stones are still there and the site looks cleared of overgrowth and maintained. | |||
| Mané-Groh Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This passage grave is along the same road as the Crucuno Dolmen and about 1.5 km NE of the latter. There is a good sized parking area directly across the street from the site. From there it's a quick walk across the street and up a short 10 m path and there you are.
Currently there is a low rope... Read More |
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| Bynum | Barrow Cemetery | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Bynum is one of a half dozen or so mound sites spread out along the Natchez Trace, an ancient animal, Native American, and Euro American trail (now a highway) that traverses much of the state of Mississippi and parts of Alabama and Tennessee. The Trace is managed by the National Park Service. Commer... Read More |
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| Owl Creek | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Dec 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Site is as described. The portion managed by the Forest Service contains two extant mounds, including Mound 1 the largest in the group. Mound 1 is pretty close to its original rectangular platform shape. The adjacent Mound 2 looks like it has been damaged by plowing but still quite visible. I was un... Read More |
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| Petit Mont | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | An important Neolithic site with two extant passage graves in good condition and a large surrounding cairn. It has a complex construction and restoration history, and has suffered much use and abuse (particularly in WW2) over the millennia.
Entrance is via paid admission and guided tours are avai... Read More |
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| Kerbourgnec Alignements | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 5 | 3 | The beach where these sea-based rows were located is a short walk down an alley directly east from the St. Pierre Quiberon alignments.
Alas, timing is everything and the tide was simply too high to spot much, but the beach is very scenic. I've seen aerial views that certainly suggest there are ... Read More |
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| St-Pierre-Quiberon Alignement | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Very picturesque site of approximately 25 stones aligned in 5 rows, in a public park in the midst of an attractive housing subdivision. It is not a long walk from the parking for the Kerbourgnec Cromlech, so I left the car there and set off north down the Rue de Cromlech. In maybe 100 meters, there ... Read More |
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| Kerbougnec Cromlech | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This cromlech is now an arc of about 40 large closely spaced standing stones that possibly was much larger once upon a time. However, the entire site is smack in the middle of the densely housed village of Kerbourgnec on the Quiberon Peninsula, so undoubtedly that has taken a toll on the original si... Read More |
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| Bilgroix allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This is an allee couverte just to the northwest of Arzon and close to the end of Boulevard de Bilgroix. It is in a small park nestled among local residences. You could probably park right next to it on the street (an option for mobility-impaired visitors), but I chose to park about 100 m farther in ... Read More |
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| Tumiac tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This is another very old Carnacean tumulus covering a rather small stone burial vault at the bottom of the structure. The vault itself has been inaccessible to the public for quite some time, as was originally intended with these types of tombs.
As others have noted, access to the mound is via ... Read More |
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| Er Lannic | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Saw from a distance | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 4 | As noted by others, Er-Lannic is a bird sanctuary and access to the island is forbidden. I went on the combo trip that included the full Gavrinis tour and a boat circuit of Er-Lannic. However I quickly discovered the limits of a smartphone camera to take decent telephoto shots and most of the photos... Read More |
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| Gavrinis Cairn | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is probably the most famous and best preserved decorated Neolithic passage grave in Europe. Not much to add regarding visit details that others have not already mentioned. The site is only accessible via boat and a guided tour. Boats leave regularly during the summer and early fall months from ... Read More |
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| Mané-er-Hroëck tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is one of the large Carnacean tumuli (see St Michel Tumulus and Tumiac for similar structures). Like Tumiac, the mound covers a rather modest stone burial vault which was originally covered, never meant to be re-opened. Except that it was, in the 20th century, when a stone passage and stairway ... Read More |
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| Menhirs de Mané er Hroëck | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I looked for the two menhirs described in the text and at the location given. Didn't definitively find either of them. However I did find a standing (actually leaning) menhir about 60 mtrs south of the location that didn't really look the same as the original photo (see my photo). The whole site loo... Read More |
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| Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is an allee coudee (angled passage grave) with a number of unique decorated stones. It sits on a bluff overlooking the sea, which becomes an extensive shellfish flat when the tide goes out.
Sadly, nothing much has changed regarding interior access. A low rope and sign discourage interior ac... Read More |
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| Menhir La Motte de Beurre | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Parking is problematic as the menhir is located in a small park squeezed in between two houses in a densely packed residential alley. My solution was to park farther south where the alley widens to a real street near the Chapelle St Michel with on-street spaces. It is not a long walk from there to e... Read More |
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| Mane-Rethuel Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This site is accessible via a short signposted trail west off of the Ruelle du Bronzo. The bigger challenge is finding a spot to park as the street (more like an alley) is densely residential and narrow with very limited parking. If you proceed farther south on the same road, the street widens with ... Read More |
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| Grand Menhir Brisé | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The 4 broken sections of this massive menhir are lying on the ground very close to the Table des Marchands cairn. Access is via a short walking trail from the visitor's center (paid admission). The presumed socket holes of the 19 standing stones are laid out in a line of discrete gravel patches poin... Read More |
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| La Table des Marchands | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | One of a triad of megalithic sites, all accessible via the Site des Megalithes Visitor Centre in Locmariaquer for a small admission fee. Like the Er-Grah Tumulus, parts of this passage grave were nearly buried or damaged but completely restored in the 1990s to what is thought to be its original appe... Read More |
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| Er-Grah tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Er-Grah Tumulus is one of a triad of major Neolithic sites in Locmariaquer, all accessed via a visitor's center/museum for a small admission fee (although on the day I visited, the entry fee was waived for some reason). Plenty of parking is available in an adjacent gravel lot. The original burial va... Read More |
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| Mane Lud Dolmen | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | This is currently one of the few passage graves/dolmens in the Locmariaquer area that you can get inside... at least legally. Several others have been fenced off and posted with official government warning signs urging visitors to keep out for safety reasons and view from a distance.
As for acce... Read More |
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| Le Petit Ménec | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Could be my favorite stone alignment site in the Carnac area, as it is secluded in a forest and not on the heavily traveled tourist track. Serene atmosphere for sure.
This is also one of the few major alignment sites that is still unfenced and you can walk freely anywhere. Much like Kerzerho.
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| Saint-Michel tumulus | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is one of a collection of very large manmade Carnacean mounds or tumuli and served as a tomb for elite individuals, accompanied by opulent and often non-local grave goods. It is on a high prominence overlooking the town of Carnac and surrounding areas. Popping the location coordinates into any ... Read More |
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| Kercado Tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Between the parking lots for the Manio and the Kerlescan alignments, a signposted private road leads south from the D196 about 1 km to a multi-road intersection and archway. There is a parking lot here on the left for the Kercado Tumulus. Across the road from the lot, there is a signpost directing w... Read More |
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| Kerlescan nord allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 4 | 2 | At least for me, this was difficult to find, as there was no signposting and there was no obvious public parking nearby. I tried to shortcut it through a private field from a trail near the Kerlescan Tertre and was greeted with horses and no trespassing signs. Ultimately I parked near the equestrian... Read More |
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| Kerlescan North Cromlech | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 3 | 3 | This is the "other" cromlech at Kerlescan, about 100 m north of the Kerlescan tertre. Much seems to have changed since the photo by Lizh was posted. If you follow the fence line past the Kerlescan Tertre/Menhir, a very obvious wide trail eventually deviates off to the north into the wood. Trees have... Read More |
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| Kerlescan Tertre and menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This tertre and menhir are located in what would have been the NW corner of the main cromlech at Kerlescan. Normally this area is fenced off in summer, although you can still get quite close to these features along the fence line. Only later did I realize one of the gates was open, providing much cl... Read More |
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| Kerlescan Alignements | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | I got lucky and was able to get close access to the alignments via an open gate next to D196. This was in September. One family was actually having a picnic next to one of the rows !
Car parking is available nearby in a public lot next to the equestrian center and there are trails from there lead... Read More |
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| Kerlescan cromlech | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Kerlescan cromlech is probably the most intact of the main alignment cromlechs stretching from Menec through Kerlescan. Many of the stones on the south, west, and particularly the east sides are still in place. The northern stones are gone. Normally the area including the Kerlescan rows is fenced of... Read More |
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| Tertre du Manio | Chambered Tomb | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | I searched for this tertre at the location given and found nothing. The site is an unlikely one on a heavily wooded steep slope.
I could be wrong, but I suspect this record is in fact referring to Manio 1 (see Burl), a tertre that was overlaid later by the Kerloquet (Manio) alignments. The descri... Read More |
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| Alignement de Kerloquet | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Just west of the low wetland (formerly a reservoir), the Kermario alignments end on a bluff. They then seem to resume on the hill just east of the wetland as a much smaller separate site called the Kerloquet (or Manio) alignments. It's possible these alignments were unbroken and continuous in antiqu... Read More |
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| La Dame Du Manio | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Located as described, about 20 m NW of the Pierre Carree along a narrow footpath | ||
| La Pierre Carree | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Located as described, about 20-30 m west or southwest of the Geant du Manio on a narrow footpath. | ||
| Geant du Manio | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 5 | 3 | 2 | An impressive menhir and one of the bigger ones in the Carnac area. However, the ground trampling and erosion is considerable due to foot traffic, and for that reason I deducted points for Ambience. Like the Quadrilatere 50 m away, this stone is surrounded by both a stone wall and low rope fence, b... Read More |
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| Le Quadrilatere | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Site is accessible via an 0.7 km forest trail north from a parking lot. The lot is located directly across the D196 from the trail, at a low wetland spot just below where the Kermario alignments end and the Manio (Kerloquet) alignments begin. | ||
| Kerloguen Cross | Ancient Cross | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Right on the north side of the Crucuno road on the way to the Crucuno dolmen. There is a layby across the street. Rather eroded condition and age is unclear, but unmistakably a depiction of a crucifixion. | ||
| Kermario Alignements | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | What can I say that hasn't already been said ? Astounding site and still one of many unsolved mysteries.
On a more mundane note, there are many ways to explore these alignments. For me, parking at the large lot near the Kermario Dolmen and walking the southern rows from there to the Old Windmill... Read More |
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| Kermario Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Park in the large public lot at the western end of the Kermario alignments. This is a good base to explore both the dolmen and the Kermario alignments. | ||
| Cromlech du Menec-Est | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 | It's a short walk west from the parking lot near the jct of the D119 and D196 (see visit log for Toulchignan Alignments for details). Like Toulchignan, the site is fenced off. I was (I think) able to make out some of the western stones of the cromlech. The stones are clearly closer together and orie... Read More |
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| Alignements de Toulchignan | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a small extension of the easternmost Menec alignments, ending in a mostly ruined cromlech. Like Menec, they are fenced off in the summer months.
Although it's a lengthy hike from the Maison des Megalithes, I chose the shorter option of parking in a lot located just off of the D196, about ... Read More |
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| Maison des Mégalithes | Museum | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | This is the starting point of megalithic discovery in Carnac for many. It's a visitor center with some exhibits, although the interpretation of the stone alignments themselves is not particularly detailed. The scale models of the Manio Tumulus and Kermario Dolmen are nicely done, The introductory vi... Read More |
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| Ménec alignements | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Access to this most famous of the Carnac alignments is so well documented that I won't rehash it here. I found that parking at the Maison des Megalithes lot and walking the fence line from the Menec Cromlech east and then looping back west was the best and easiest way to see it for those who can wal... Read More |
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| Ménec cromlech | Stone Circle | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I parked in the main lot for the Maison Des Megalithes and walked west, taking a right at the roundabout onto a paved lane that leads north to a small village and the creperie. Within 100 m you will see the unmistakeable menhirs of the cromlech on both sides of the lane.
You can get nice glimpse... Read More |
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| Menhirs de Keriaval | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Located 3 or 4 menhirs of the original 8 in a field about 50 m south of the passage grave along the trail. The area is fenced off and discourages further exploration. | ||
| Mané Keriaval | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 3 | I walked south across the D768 from the Mane Kerioned parking area along the Keriaval road (watch traffic !). Took the first left after the Master bowling center down a somewhat muddy lane which angles left past some obvious menhirs in a field. The passage grave is in a clearing about 50 m past that... Read More |
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| Mané-Kerioned Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Located virtually right next to the north side of the busy D768. Parking is available on Rte de Quelvezin near its junction with D768 and the well-maintained site is a 100 m walk via a woods trail. | ||
| La Table du Sacrifice | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | In the midst of the largest upright Geants are 2-3 huge, recumbent stones. It's anyone's guess which one qualifies for the Table du Sacrifice. But it's all good ! | ||
| Géants de Kerzerho | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | The Kerzerho Geants are located about 200 m north of the northernmost alignment row along a signposted easy footpath through a tunnel-like hedgerow. There are actually three separated groups of menhirs. The southernmost group is composed of somewhat shorter stones. The central group farther north re... Read More |
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| Kerzerho Alignements | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Entrance is normally via a dirt car park on the east side of D781, right next to a trail passing by the stones. However, the car park was closed off and dug up when I was there, presumably for some construction improvement work. There are a few limited pulloffs on the west side of D781 so I parked t... Read More |
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| Crucuno Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Still there and unfenced. Outside of the Carnac alignments this dolmen drew the biggest tourist crowds, even in the supposed off-season. Saw several tour buses pull in on a couple of visits a day apart. Solitude, if any, will be short lived. | ||
| Vieux-Moulin Alignement | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I parked at the hill at Vieux Moulin Menhirs and walked on a path south maybe 200 m across a farm field to this site. | ||
| Menhirs le Vieux-Moulin (N) | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Morbihan (56) | Visited | 1st Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | There is a signpost "Vieux Moulin" off the D781 that is easy to miss. A dirt road leads a couple hundred meters past a house to a small hill. Park here. The menhirs are a very short easy walk east or south from there. | ||
| Mendota Mental Health Institute Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | As far as I know, public access to the Mendota Mental Health Institute grounds is allowed without permission, although it is recommended that one stop by the Administration Bldg to check in.
To access the Central Group of mounds, park in the large lot northeast of the intersection of Main Drive ... Read More |
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| Aztalan State Park | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | A very well-maintained hybrid Late Woodland-Mississippian prehistoric site in Aztalan State Park, Aztalan WI. There are two parking lots. One at the south end of the "marker mounds" at the state park entrance provides short and easy trail access to the northwest platform mound. The other larger lot ... Read More |
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| Nitschke Mounds State Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 2 | 4 | 4 | The effigy mounds are in a county park just 200 yds north of the paved road. Ample parking in a dirt lot with a picnic shelter and interpretation kiosk.
Considering that the park is maintained mostly by volunteers, the condition of the site is surprisingly good. About 2/3rds of the mounds are at... Read More |
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| Picnic Point Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 3 | The mounds are on a peninsula in Lake Mendota on conservation land owned by the Univ of Wisc. They are accessible via the Lakeshore Trail. Parking is available at the trailhead for a fee. The first group of 5 mounds is about a 1/4 mile level walk from the lot, next to and just north of the trail. Th... Read More |
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| Governor Nelson State Park Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 2 | 3 | This Late Woodland site is in a state park on the west shore of Lake Mendota near Madison WI. Parking and trail access at the south entrance near Borchers Beach Rd. There are two sites. The conical mounds are 1000 ft north of parking on the Woodland Trail. The large panther effigy is maybe 100 yds n... Read More |
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| Pikes Peak State Park Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | There are 5-6 clusters of effigy mounds scattered on ridges throughout the park.
Two of them are relatively short hikes from the main south entrance parking lot: Hickory Ridge (via Hickory Ridge Trail) and Deer Ridge (behind the campground or via the southern part of the Bridal Veil Trail). Addit... Read More |
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| Burrows Park Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This is in a public park in Madison on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota. A large parking lot provides easy access and the effigy is situated a short walk up the bluff to the east. | ||
| Man Mound Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 2 | 4 | 4 | The mound is almost impossible to photograph or video as it is very low profile and eroded. There are warning signs to stay off as they are trying to establish prairie grass growth on the mound and mow around it. Once it grows out a bit, the mound will become more obvious.
You can park nearly at... Read More |
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| Devil's Lake Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Wisconsin's largest state park is very popular, particularly in summer. There were plenty of visitors when I was there. Interesting geology, which I really didn't have time to explore.
As for the effigy mounds, most are well preserved with one or two exceptions and all were built during the Late ... Read More |
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| Wyalusing Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | There are 4-5 relatively accessible effigy mound groups according to the Wisconsin Mounds site. I was able to view several of them. As with most effigy mound sites, viewing conditions range from mowed and in good condition to either completely overgrown or eroded to the point of near invisibility. E... Read More |
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| Effigy Mounds National Monument | Artificial Mound | United States | The Plains | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | I visited in the heat of summer and opted not to attempt the steep climb to the mounds in the north or south unit of the park, but instead visited the park museum and tried some easier alternatives nearby.
There is a not very well known unit of the park called Sny Magill that contains over 100 e... Read More |
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| Cutler Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Public parking is available in a lot next to the Waukesha Public Library near the corner of Maple and West Park Ave. The 3 mounds are maybe a 200 yd easy walk north over a manicured lawn area and obvious.
The site is as described, with a 7-8 foot high conical mound flanked by two smaller ones. O... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Other Sites | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | See Pinson Mounds main page for my visitor log comments. | ||
| Pinson Mounds - Sauls Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 4 | 5 | 3 | See main Pinson Mounds article for visit information | ||
| Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Visited the Central or Inner section only. There's a lot to see here in this section alone if you include all of the mounds, habitation areas, other non-mound sites. It took me 3 hrs just to cover all of the Central area not including the museum. Most features with some exceptions are accessible via... Read More |
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| Shiloh Indian Mounds | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | The mound site is very compact and easily accessible along a National Park Service road or via a foot trail. Park at either the Shiloh Indian Mounds Visitor Kiosk or in a paved pullout area next to Mound F. The latter is the closest to the mound and plaza complex itself and most of the mounds are wi... Read More |
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| Alligator Mounds (Clarksdale) | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 3 | 3 | Although there is no official parking pulloff, the road has enough shoulder to pull partially off it opposite Mound B. Mound B and C are clearly visible in a field behind a wire fence. Mound A is mostly blocked from view. Mounds D and E are in the middle of cultivated land and I was unable to defini... Read More |
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| Ingomar Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Most of this Middle Woodland site, once comprising 13 mounds and a palisade, was destroyed by cultivation. Was only able to find Mound 1 (a small burial mound only visible as a slight rise) and Mound 14 (a large rectangular platform mound in good condition).
All publicly accessible with parking ... Read More |
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| Batesville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Visited twice in April 2024. This site is in a well maintained park, funded by both the town and state. Excellent interpretation and a paved walkway that allows disabled access to Mounds A-C. Mound D and the habitation areas require a further walk on an unpaved woods trail. Plenty of parking. | ||
| Christmas Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 3 | 3 | Mound is as described about 200 yds east of the parking pulloff in a private cultivated area. Only remote viewing is possible. | |||
| Fort Hill Sharpening Stone | Polissoir | United States | New England | Visited | 4 | 4 | 4 | Site is maintained by the Cape Cod National Seashore unit of the NPS and accessible by foot trail from either Hemenway Rd or the Fort Hill area. The trail from Hemenway is paved and therefore disabled access is possible. Rock and markings in very good condition. | |||
| Carson Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 4 | One of the most impressive Early Mississippian sites anywhere in the US, let alone MS. Outside of the Lake George (Holly Bluff) site, it is likely the largest Native American mound site in the state, covering over a mile of terrain that once hosted over 80 mounds, an earthen enclosure, and a large v... Read More |
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| Alcorn Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Can park off road in a grassy pulloff area, at least in the winter. Cemetery is about a 100 yd walk. | ||
| Commerce Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | This is on a large private farm with no close access and no safe on-street parking. There are private pkg lots across the main paved road about 1000 ft from the site where remote viewing is possible with some walking. | ||||
| Richard's Bridge | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2024 | Saw from the road. The village is now in a cultivated field. The original mound was destroyed when the paved road was built. | |||||
| Parkin | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Well preserved Late Mississippian village and mound site with a nice museum. A paved trail provides good access to and interpretation of all cultural features at the site, including historic features. Appears to be fully accessible to disabled visitors. | ||
| Berry Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 2 | 3 | There is no official parking for this site. On-street only. The mound is very visible about 100 yds from the road in a private farm field. | |||
| Dunn Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | All of the mounds are on private residential property and farm land, so viewing is only possible from a distance. There is a parking pulloff next to the interpretive sign about 200 yds north of Mound A and considerably farther away from the other mounds.
Mound A is easily visible although quite... Read More |
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| Barbee Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 4 | 4 | 5 | The single conical mound is walk-up accessible and well maintained. Park in the cemetery. | ||
| Salomon Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | Site is mostly as described, in a private farm field. There is a parking pulloff and interpretive signage about 100-200 yds from Mound A, which is about as close as you can legally approach (No Trespassing signs make that clear!) . Mound C is just SW of Mound A. So close that past researchers have o... Read More |
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| West Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | Mounds A, B, and C are in reasonable shape and visible. There is no official parking pulloff or signage, but there are shoulders nearby where you can get at least partially off the road.
Mounds A and B face each other directly across the paved public road. Mound C is a few hundred yds south in a... Read More |
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| Beaverdam Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | This site is within a mile of the Evansville Mound site. There is a parking pulloff about 500 ft south of Mound A, which lies in a cultivated private field bordering Beaverdam Lake. Visibility is unobstructed, but I was unable to spot the much-reduced Mound B to the south of it.
The usual interpr... Read More |
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| Evansville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | Parking pulloff is on Austin Rd, which is 200-300 yds north of Mounds A and B, although B is at the closer end of the range. Entire site is on private farm property so viewing is from a distance. Unobstructed view of A if you walk down the street 200 ft, but trees obscure B and require bushwhacking ... Read More |
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| Johnson Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | There is a parking pulloff within 150 ft of the mound. Mound is in good condition and there is at least one grave visible in the surface from the Afro American cemetery. Interpretive sign did not fare as well. The post is bent at an acute angle, obviously hit or vandalized by someone. | ||
| Cheatham Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | Very little information out there, but this is listed as a known single-mound Walls phase site. The only reasonable, safe parking was about 1/2 mile west of the site in a nearby cemetery. The mound appears to be fairly intact but impossible to confirm from this distance. | |||||
| Hollywood Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 3 | Mound A, the largest, and three much smaller boundary mounds to the north of it are all located in a wooded area on private farm property several 100 yds north of the pullout area on the paved rd. This is as close as you can get (legally). All remaining boundary mounds and the three mounds to the ea... Read More |
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| Chucalissa Prehistoric Indian Village | Museum | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Site is as described including the Nash Museum. Some additional notes:
* The temple mound appears to be partially reconstructed, not unusual for mound builder sites. In particular, a tan clay facing has been applied to the front of the mound. It is thought that this is the way it appeared in late... Read More |
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| Edgefield Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Description of the site is accurate. Mound A is the only one of the three that is easily accessible - right next to the paved road, a cemetery, and the interpretive sign in a pullout area. A vacant church is located 100 yds to the west. Mounds B and C are well northwest of Mound A and much closer t... Read More |
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| Chickasaw Heritage Park | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Feb 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Site remains as described. The only change I noticed was the tunnel leading to the Civil War magazine in the mound next to the river has been bricked up and blocked. | ||
| New Castle Complex | Henge | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 2 | 2 | 3 | Parking is in a lot on Route 103 south of the Little Blue River just across from the old paved hospital access road, now abandoned and gated, but open to hiking. The grounds comprising the complex are now owned by the Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area. The old paved hospital road leads to the sec... Read More |
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| Windsor Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | This site has dedicated parking lot rather than a simple pulloff. The lot is just south of the main road and Mound A is right next to it (west of lot). Virtually drive by access when leaves are off the trees and a very short walk when they aren't.
Didn't have time to visit any of the other mounds... Read More |
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| Bayou Pierre Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 3 | When the leaves are off the trees, Mound A is visible about 100 yds NE of the site parking pulloff on Old Mill Rd. In other seasons, it is walking accessible via an abandoned road about 100-200 yds S of the pulloff.
I was unable to locate Mound B as described, so it has likely eroded past the po... Read More |
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| Glass Mounds (Mississippi) | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | There is a parking pulloff on US Route 61 with site interpretation. However, the mounds are not walking-accessible from Route 61 and two of them (A and D) can only be viewed at a long distance from that highway (the remaining mounds were destroyed some time ago). It may be possible to see the same m... Read More |
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| Haynes Bluff Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | Mound A is right next to a road pulloff near a large pulp and paper facility. Mound C, at the junction of a railroad line and the same road, has been damaged by the tracks which cut partially through it. It is about 500 ft south of Mound A. The two remaining mounds are gone. | |||
| Aden Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | There is a parking pulloff next to the farm field where the mounds are located. The closest mound is about 100 ft from the historical marker. Both mounds degraded but clearly visible. | |||
| Cary Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 4 | Mound is in a residential neighborhood. Can park at the historical marker and walk 100 ft to the mound base. | |||
| Rolling Fork Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 2 | 2 | In late Oct 2023, I attempted to find these mounds by walking west from a car pulloff on Rte 61 and also north from a field road next to two brick silos. I did not attempt to walk in east from Parkway Rd, which as Dr. Little's photos suggest, may provide easier access to Mound B. The entire area was... Read More |
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| Carter Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | Can drive to within 100 ft of Mound B (Mound A is 100 ft behind B and to its right). Parking is available in a pulloff next to the historical marker. | |||
| Law Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | Visited Oct 2023. Spotted Mound A as described, about 1000 ft south of the Yazoo Refuge Rd in a cultivated field with no public access. The two remaining mounds appear to be gone. | ||||
| Anguilla Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | Visited in Oct 2023. Site on private property in a residential neighborhood about 100 yds from the road and sign. Easily viewed from the street. | |||
| Swan Lake Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 3 | 3 | Visited in late Oct 2023. The mounds are in the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, which is publicly accessible. Access roads in the refuge vary from very rough gravel (eastern side) to some paved (western side). Approaching from Foote village on the western side via the refuge road is probably the lea... Read More |
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| Mounds (Indiana) - Circle Mound | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 4 | 4 | 4 | Visited in late Oct 2023. There is parking nearby at the Woodland Shelter (see park map) and a short walk across a mowed field to the site. | |||
| Windsor Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | Visited in late Oct 2023. The mound is on private land (no access) in a wooded area at the rear of a cultivated field, approximately 200-300 yds north of the road. There are no parking pulloffs, but it is in a relatively unpopulated area with no traffic. | |||||
| Cambridge City Henge Complex | Henge | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | In a late Oct 2023 visit I was unable to spot the henges at either the stated location or in the general vicinity, which is in a cultivated field on private property approximately 200-300 yds north of Goose Heaven Rd near the junction of N. Cambridge Rd. It has either eroded away to the point of no ... Read More |
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| Arcola Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 3 | 4 | 5 | Visited this site again in late Oct 2023. No changes but managed to take photos/videos from a better angle to view all three mounds. | |||
| Mounds State Park (Indiana) - Earthwork D | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 3 | 3 | Visited in late Oct 2023. This is ~ 150 yds or so southwest of the Great Mound, about 100 ft NE off of a side trail. Requires a bit more walking than the other earthworks closer to the Great Mound. | |||
| Mounds (Indiana) - Fiddleback Mound | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 4 | 3 | Visited in late Oct 2023. Ditch, embankment, and middle "pinch points" clearly visible. The earthwork is just to the west of the Great Mound and easily accessed via trail. | |||
| Mounds (Indiana) - Earthwork B | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 2 | 4 | 3 | Visited in late Oct 2023. Just SE of the Great Mound and a 1/4 to 1/2 mile walk via paved trail from the visitor's center. | |||
| Mounds (Indiana) - Great Mound | Henge | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 4 | 5 | 3 | Visited late Oct 2023. This earthwork remains relatively unchanged since the original description was written. See my comments for changes that have taken place and some clarifications. | |||
| Mathew Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 4 | 4 | 5 | Visited in late Oct 2023. This is very likely the location of the mound, as it matches the description and there are no other obvious candidates in the immediate area. It is just north of the main administrative building in the Landmark Memorial Gardens, adjacent to a parking lot. | |||
| Benham Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Couldn't find | Visited in late Oct 2023. Was unable to locate, but had only approximate coordinates. It is somewhere on the hilltop at the end of Grand Vista Ave which is private property.
There is a mowed field in a town park at the jct of Kincaid and Section Rds. There is a trail at the rear of the field lead... Read More |
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| Norwood Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 4 | 4 | 5 | Visited late Oct 2023. In a city park and publicly accessible with some parking. Mound is in good condition. | |||
| Conrad Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 3 | Visited late Oct 2023. On private property. Can be viewed 200-300 yds from the west via on-street parking on Rittenhouse Rd or from a side street to the south in a residential subdivision at 2709 Rittenhouse. | ||||
| River View Cemetery Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 4 | 5 | Visited late Oct 2023. Main mound easily accessible in a traffic circle about 200 yds past the cemetery entrance. I was unable to positively locate the other mound (Lochry Massacre Mound) although I did locate the monument commemorating that historical event. | |||
| Reily Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 4 | 4 | Visited late Oct 2023. Site is located as described, still in good condition. | |||
| Chrysler Enclosure | Henge | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | Visited late Oct 2023. Fairly well preserved earthwork in a traffic circle next to a public school. Lots of parking nearby in a town park, easy access. | |||
| Bellows Falls Petroglyphs | Rock Art | United States | New England | Saw from a distance | 1st Aug 2022 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Saw at least one set of the markings from the bridge with binoculars. The yellow paint makes them easy to spot from high up. Took one look at the access from the outcrops and decided it was a bit too steep and rugged for my taste. | ||
| Rentschler Park Hilltop Enclosure | Hillfort | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 2 | 4 | 2 | The site is in a park (Rentschler Forest MetroPark) and open to the public. There are two parking areas: one on the south side and one on the north side near the river. I opted to walk in from the south side. Parking is available in a lot at the end of a side street off of Rentschler Estates Drive. ... Read More |
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| Calvary Cemetery Hilltop Enclosure | Hillfort | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Access to both the cemetery and Carillon Historical Park is open to the public. There is a very steep trail from CHP to nearly the top of the bluff, but if there are any remains of the wall they are in a heavily overgrown, trail-less area along a ravine. It may be easier to spot in winter with less ... Read More |
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| Luthor List Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Regarding accessibility, the mound is now protected on a property known as the Bartley Preserve (see comments). But it can be easily viewed from several car-friendly vantage points.
One is at the end of the Mound Trail road that heads east off of Kingston Pike (CR-9) into the Kingston Mound Mano... Read More |
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| Sayler Story Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Couldn't find | 1st Oct 2021 | Unclear whether the visible part of the mound was destroyed or the location taken from Wikipedia is wrong. But there was nothing visible. | |||||
| Short Woods Park Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Oct 2021 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Publicly viewable at a distance of 200-300 yds from residential roads, as the mound itself is on a private golf course. | ||
| Hopewell Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Oct 2019 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Intent of this trip was to see what was left of the square earthwork (nothing) and the mounds within the much larger enclosure (only a few slight rises above the field now). This site was not reconstructed, so what you see is the result of ~ 2000 yrs of erosion, plowing, etc. | ||
| Dixon Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Other accounts have described access to this mound as "private" and "no trespassing." But I encountered no such issues on a recent visit. Parked in a nearby lot for town offices, walked in back and the mound was maybe 100 ft to the left in a field not far from a baseball diamond. The mound property ... Read More |
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| Hopewell Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Found the extant wall and ditch segments, in fairly good shape. | ||
| Lake George Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2022 | 3 | 4 | 5 | All mounds are on private property, but Mounds A and B are clearly visible no more than a few 100 ft away from the car pull-off area on Satartia Rd. Mound A is right next to the road and can be viewed at close range via a short walk. | ||
| Kings Crossing Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2022 | 2 | Attempted to visit this site, but Mound A is apparently on private property behind some houses. Protective neighborhood dogs dissuaded me from making more of an effort. Mound C may be more accessible behind an abandoned church but I didn't have time to try. The area is very overgrown and winter may ... Read More |
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| Arcola Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2022 | 3 | 4 | 5 | All mounds are on private property. There is a pull-off on Old Rte 61 next to a private field rd (no legal access on any of the field roads) that allows a limited view of Mound C (in a grove of trees) and a very small part of Mound B to its south. But the largest Mound A is blocked from this vantage... Read More |
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| Mont Helena | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2022 | 3 | 4 | 5 | The one remaining mound is on private property. There is a Victorian mansion on top. Closest view from a vehicle is a pull-off on Rolling Fork Rd, about 800 ft from the site. Good visibility. | ||
| Grace Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2022 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Although the mounds are on private property, you can park within 100 ft of Mound A and a few hundred feet of Mound B in a pulloff area next to a historic marker with good visibility. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (8) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | This is Site U on published map. See visitor log for Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) for access. | |||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Revisited. No change but added a photo. This site is located in difficult terrain, as it is deep in a valley with steep sides and no direct trail. If you approach from the south, be prepared to cross a wetland. | |||
| Foxborough Stone Row (1) | Stone Row / Alignment | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Access is the same as that for the Foxborough Dolmen (see that visit log). This site can actually be seen from the dolmen, which is about 100 ft to the north. | |||
| Foxborough Dolmen | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Site is equidistant from either the High Rock or Thurston St lots. From Thurston St, take Megley Trail about 3/4 of a mile. After you pass the side trail to Foxborough Standing Stone (2), take the next side trail for 50 ft east to the site which is on a flat ledge. | |||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (5) | Marker Stone | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jun 2017 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Best accessed from Thurston St lot via Megley Trail. About 400-500 ft past Foxborough Perched Boulder (5), it's a 100 ft or so bushwhack north off the Megley Trail. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Revisited this site. Access as described in 2018. The side trail northwest off of Megley is directly opposite the side trail southeast to the Dolmen site. The trail leads directly to the site over a series of steep ledges. The site itself is on the highest flat ledge. | ||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (2) | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 2 | An update on access. This site is accessed from a trail north from Megley, opposite the Dolmen site trailhead. Climb up trail 100 yds or so onto open ledges. Just after the ledges, turn right and bushwhack into the woods about 75 ft. Site is very difficult to spot from trail as it is surrounded by t... Read More |
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| Foxborough Perched Boulder (5) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | Another visit. No changes, but added a photo or two. I confirmed that this is a short 100 ft bushwhack north from the Megley Trail, which you can see from the site during winter. An interesting ancillary site very close to the propped boulder, not on published map. See photo. | |||||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (11) | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Site Z on the published map. Best way to get to this site is to park at the High Rock Road summit and hike down High Rock Rd. Take a left onto Messenger Rd and walk about 100-200 yds north past the waterhole to a height-of-land. The site is about a 100 ft bushwhack left (west) into the woods. Despit... Read More |
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| Hopewell Culture National Historic Site | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Oct 2019 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Site is as described in the overview and comments. A mostly faithful reconstructed site, due to damage from previous excavations and military or agricultural use of property. Many Hopewell mound and earthworks sites have suffered from similar modern activities. Some have been at least partially rebu... Read More |
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| Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | A number of ways to access, but the shortest way is from Thurston St. Take Megley trail north for 1/2 to 3/4 mile then take a side trail on right down a steep slope for 100-200 yds. Site is 100 ft east bushwhack in the woods and not easy to spot from side trail due to overgrowth. But site itself is ... Read More |
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| Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | A number of ways to access, but the shortest way is from Thurston St. Take Megley trail north for 1/2 to 3/4 mile then take a side trail on right down a steep slope for 100-200 yds. Site is 100 ft east bushwhack in the woods and not easy to spot from side trail due to overgrowth. But site itself is ... Read More |
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| Foxborough Stone Ring | Ring Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | Revisited this (Site N) recently. No changes, but got better photos. Also located rockpile nearby. | ||||||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (4) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Site M on published map on small knoll. Access via same unnamed side trail off of Megley as Sites J, S, K, L and Y. After Site L, at the next trail jct, its about a100 yd bushwhack S or SE into the woods. | ||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (3) | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | Revisited site. Mostly unchanged, except that the top of stone has been painted blue (see comments) | ||||||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (3) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Site K on published map.Best accessed from Thurston St lot. About a 1/2 mile east on a side trail that runs off of Megley Trail, then a short 75 ft bushwhack into the woods. The same unnamed side trail goes right by Sites J, S, and L on published map. | ||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (2) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Visited again in 2023. No change. | |||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (6) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Site S on published map. Best accessed from the Thurston St parking lot. About 1/4 mile down a side trail that runs east from Megley Trail. Site is right next to the trail on the right. | |||
| Enon Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 5 | 3 | 5 | One of the more accessible Adena mound sites in Ohio. You pretty much don't need to get out of the car to see it clearly. Good for disabled visitors. | ||
| Story Mound (Chillicothe) | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A low chain link fence surrounds the site, preventing close access. However, the mound is easily seen from the parking area. | ||
| Piketon Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | Visited | 1st Apr 2021 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Was able to locate what I believe are the 4 main mounds in the cemetery proper. The graded way is long gone as far as I can tell. See photos. | ||
| Lower Jackson | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2021 | 3 | As noted in the description, there is no public access. Just a car pull-off next to a state historic marker. The mound is quite a distance south in a farm field but can be spotted with the naked eye. | ||||
| Marsden Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | The South | Visited | 1st Oct 2021 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Mounds A-D mostly plowed or eroded down to nothing. I'm told E is still extant in woods but very tough to get to through the overgrowth. I gave up trying :-). | ||
| Foxborough Stone Row (2) | Stone Row / Alignment | United States | Visited | 1st Apr 2018 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Probably most easily accessed from High Rock Rd parking lot. Site is not far from the jct of High Rock and Acorn Trails, on a 100 ft side trail off of Acorn Trail. | |||
| Foxborough Cairn | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Feb 2016 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Park at Thurston St lot. This is on a high flat ledge on a side trail east of the Megley Trail. | |||
| Foxborough Stone Pile | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Site W on published map. Medium aggregate rockpile. A significant bushwhack off of Messenger Rd trail. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (10) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Feb 2017 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Site Y on published map. Trail access and parking is the same as Foxborough Prayer Seat 3. The site is 400-500 ft SE of the latter, on an outcrop in relatively open woods. A bit difficult to spot. | |||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (3) | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Feb 2017 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Site L on published map. Best accessed via a long walk on a side trail east from Megley. The side trailhead is not far from the Thurston St lot. The standing stone is small, slightly off the trail, and rather inconspicuous. | |||
| Foxborough Stone Ring | Ring Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Feb 2017 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Thurston St lot the best for access. A bit of a long hike on the first side trail heading east off of Megley Trail, but one plus is that the same trail brings you right by several other sites. Last bit is a 200-300 ft bushwhack into woods and the enclosure is not easily spotted from a distance. | |||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Jun 2018 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Site T on published map. Best accessed from Thurston St lot. There are a number of trails to get there (one being a side trail south off of Megley), all long, and with a roughly 300 ft bushwhack at the end from the nearest trail. | |||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Site is 500-1000 ft north of Megley Trail on a side trail. As I recall it is sitting on a flat stone ledge just above the trail but that needs to be verified. Thurston St lot is best for parking and access. | ||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (5) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 5 | 4 | 3 | If this is the same structure as that on the published map, this was a short bushwhack north off the Megley Trail for me and not a 1/4 mile as described. Needs to be verified. Easiest to walk in via Megley from Thurston St lot. | ||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (1) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Likely Site F on published map (to be confirmed). This is a significant hike from either the High Rock or Thurston St parking lot. It's about a 50 ft bushwhack off the Megley Trail, opposite the Dolmen site. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (9) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Apr 2018 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Site X on published map. Access probably closest to the High Rock parking lot. Hike down High Rock Rd past the Megley Trail jct. Just before a waterhole, take a side trail north and walk 200 yards or so. The site is off trail about 30 ft on the left. | |||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (2) | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Jun 2017 | 3 | 3 | 3 | A short bushwhack north off of Megley Trail. Closest parking is the Thurston St lot. | |||
| Foxborough Standing Stone (4) | Marker Stone | United States | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This is 500 ft or so east of Megley Trail near a side trail. Been a while but I recall this being a bushwhack to some extent. Long walk from any of the parking lots. | |||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (6) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Site O on published map. This is a fair distance south of High Rock Rd trail and well southeast of Megley, about 50 ft off a side trail. Long walk from any of the parking lots. | |||
| Foxborough Marker Stone | Rock Outcrop | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Either a deliberately placed marker rock or a chance placement of geology/glaciation. Co-located with Foxborough Prayer Seat 1 (see that site for access info). | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (1) | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Horseshoe or U-shaped structure. Possibly a "prayer seat." Not far off a side trail, but a long walk via main trails from any of the parking areas. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (4) | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Horseshoe or U-shaped structure. Possibly a "prayer seat." This is a bit of a bushwhack east of Messenger Rd trail or northeast of High Rock Rd & Megley trail jct. | ||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (2) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2016 | 5 | 4 | 3 | On an unnamed side trail that runs east of Megley trail. Several structures are on this side trail. | |||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (3) | Cairn | United States | New England | Visited | 1st Mar 2018 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Horseshoe or U-shaped wall of rocks. Possibly a "prayer seat." Considerable bushwhack off Messenger Rd trail. Roughly 500 ft east of the Foxborough Cairn site. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (2) | Cairn | United States | Visited | 1st Feb 2016 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Horseshoe-shaped wall of rocks, conventionally referred to as a "prayer seat." A bit of a bushwhack to find off the trail system. | |||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (1) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | Visited | 1st Jan 2016 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Right next to High Rock Trail but a bit of a walk from High Rk pkg area |