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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Castalian Springs Mounds Alternative Name: Bledsoe's Lick MoundCountry: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Gallatin, Tennessee Nearest Village: Castalian Springs, T
Latitude: 36.398600N Longitude: 86.3135W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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bat400 visited on 1st Jul 2006 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 I visited in 2006 while the Middle Tennessee University was conducting a dig, not of the mound itself, but of the footprint of several buildings which were visible from the traces of postholes and (to less evidence, walls.) Very interesting. Meet Dr. Smith, who was very gracious with his time and explanations.
The examination of the site by R.E.W. Earl in 1820 (as reported in 1834) described a circular low earthen wall enclosing about 16 acres, with raised earthen "towers" along the wall. On excavation this was revealed to be the location of a palisade. The principal mound inside the enclosure was described as being a rectangular platform of 600 feet long by 20 feet wide and 13 to 15 feet high. At the west end of this platform was a conical mound with a flattened top, 18 to 20 feet high. Since then the area has been plowed down to the point that only this platform mound (and slight raised impressions of a few others) are still visible.
The site was purchased by the State of Tennessee and is designated a State Archaeological Area. Modern excavation by Middle Tennessee State University was conducted in the village areas surrounding the mound from 2005 through 2008. The site is not yet open to the public, but can be easily viewed through the pasture fence and gate at all hours. Visitors can carefully park near the gate where Governor Hall Road meets State Highway 25 in the village of Castalian Springs or across the highway at the post office. The site is managed by the nearby Bledsoe Creek State Park.
[Information from Middle Cumberland Archeological Society Newsletter, May/June 2006, and The Tennessee Gazetteer, Eastlin Morris, 1834.]
Note: Web Diary describes 2009 Dig Season at Tennessee mineral springs Ancient Village.
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