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Foxborough Perched Boulder (1)
Date Added: 12th Jan 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Foxborough Perched Boulder (1) submitted by stonetracker on 12th Jan 2023. Propped boulder on ledge. Site A on archive.org map.
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Log Text: Right next to High Rock Trail but a bit of a walk from High Rk pkg area
Transylvania Mound
Date Added: 10th Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
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Log Text: This was originally a 12-mound site, but cultivation has completely leveled the smaller peripheral mounds. The site is now on a large private farm set well back from the road and only 5-6 mounds remain visible above the surface. The closest extant mound is about 500 ft south of LA State Highway 581 and the tallest mound is 1000 ft south of the roadway. As with many Louisiana mound sites, no dedicated parking is available so the only option is to pull off briefly on private field roads. There is one next to the interpretive sign for the site on Mound Rd. There are other field roads east and west of this location.
Mayersville Mounds
Date Added: 4th Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2
Mayersville Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 4th Mar 2025. Topo of the mound site. The five remaining mounds are all within the blue rectangle. The highest I believe is Mound A, although I have yet to see a map with mound IDs labeled.
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Log Text: 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 get permission so maybe next time?
I did get a poor photo of what I think is the largest Mound A from the cemetery of a nearby church on State Route 1, which I'll post for what it's worth. The location coordinates given in the general description are for the same mound.
Refuge Mounds
Date Added: 3rd Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Refuge Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 2nd Mar 2025. The single remaining mound at Refuge, with a house on top.
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Log Text: 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 shoulder. I found a somewhat wider section, parked there, and walked 100 yds to a point opposite the site for photos. The mound is 100-200 yds south of the modern road and close to the Mississippi River.
Magee Mounds
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Magee Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 20th Nov 2023. 2014 photo from thesis author referenced in the site description. Mound A on the left, B on the right.
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Log Text: 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 permission is secured by the landowner, be prepared to shoot photos or videos from several 100 ft or more away. The best and closest viewing spot I found was on Furr Rd in Percy at approximately 33.09367, -90.85677 which lies about 800 ft north of the mound. There is a safe parking on a field road, where I captured most of the images. The two remaining mounds are on cultivated land and in good condition. The rest have been reduced to subsurface by cultivation.
Leland Mounds
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Leland Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 8th Dec 2023. Shaded relief map of same mounds shown in topo view.
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Log Text: 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 secured by the landowner, be prepared to shoot photos or videos from several 100 ft or more away. The best and closest viewing spot I found was on Elizabeth Rd in Leland at approximately 33.41954, -90.88656 which lies about 1000 ft east of the mound. There is a safe parking shoulder near the landowner's driveway, where I captured most of the images. The two remaining mounds are on cultivated land and in good condition, particularly the largest (Mound A).
Metcalfe Mounds
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Metcalfe Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 7th Dec 2023. Shaded relief layer of same topo map. Mound is in the upper center of the map.
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Log Text: 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 secured by the landowner, be prepared to shoot photos or videos from 1/4 to 1/2 mile away.
The best viewing spot I found was about at the midpoint of Metcalf Road which lies about 1000 ft west of the mound. There are no shoulders for safe parking so I had to park on a nearby field (dirt) road and walk about 100 ft.
The mound is on a farm just to the east of a large tan shed (see images). It is in good condition.
Stoneville Mounds
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Stoneville Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 7th Dec 2023. Shaded relief layer of the topo showing the mound in the upper center.
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Log Text: 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 secured by the landowner, be prepared to shoot photos or videos from several 100 ft or more away. The best viewing spot I found was about at the midpoint of Experiment Station Road which lies about 800 ft west of the mound. There are no shoulders for safe parking so I had to park on a nearby field (dirt) road and walk a short distance to a reasonable vantage point. The mound is on cultivated land and is in good condition.
Er Lannic
Date Added: 27th Nov 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4
Er Lannic submitted by 43559959 on 15th May 2014. Er Lannic and it's birds.
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Log Text: 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 already here are far better than mine. I'll add a few, but pretty limited.
Commerce Mounds
Date Added: 25th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3
Commerce Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 8th Mar 2024. View of the one remaining large platform mound. Site is on private property, so the closest approach is about 1000 ft.
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Log Text: 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
Date Added: 19th Mar 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024
Richard's Bridge submitted by stonetracker on 19th Mar 2024. Aerial view of habitation site
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Log Text: Saw from the road. The village is now in a cultivated field. The original mound was destroyed when the paved road was built.
Dunn Mounds
Date Added: 12th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Dunn Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 10th Aug 2023. Dunn Mounds historical marker on site.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: 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 overgrown, even in winter. A house sits on a very low rise which is presumably Mound B. I was unable to locate Mound C in the farm field.
Salomon Mounds
Date Added: 11th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Salomon Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 11th Mar 2024. Contour map of site
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Log Text: 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 occasionally referred to it as a double-mound site.
Evansville Mounds
Date Added: 9th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Evansville Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 10th Mar 2024. My futile attempt to inconspicuously approach Mound B from the back, close enough for a photo. At the end my progress was thwarted by a nettle-infested bayou. There are some things we won't cross !
The mound is currently only 2-3 ft high. A nearly 100 year old abandoned schoolhouse sits on top.
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Log Text: 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 on private property to see even partially. I was unable to spot Mound C, if it indeed still exists. Interpretive sign is intact.
Bellows Falls Petroglyphs
Date Added: 16th Jul 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Aug 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 2
Bellows Falls Petroglyphs submitted by trylondm on 21st Sep 2010. Closeup of one panel
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Log Text: 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.
Benham Mound
Date Added: 31st Oct 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Couldn't find
Benham Mound submitted by stonetracker on 22nd Feb 2023. The mound itself is in the woods on the hill and not shown in photo, courtesy of Wikipedia Creative Commons from 2012.
Comment from original poster:
"Looking southeast from Section Road at the Kincaid Road intersection in Amberley, Ohio, United States. In the woods at the top of the hill is the Benham Mound"
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Log Text: 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 leading up the hill. However, I didn't see anything obvious near the top and would have had to battle heavy overgrowth to explore further. This may have to be visited in a season when there is less obscuring vegetation.
Sayler Story Mound
Date Added: 21st Feb 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Couldn't find on 1st Oct 2021
Sayler Story Mound submitted by stonetracker on 21st Feb 2023. The "mystery mound" as of 2010. As of 2021, I was able to find nothing resembling this at the location given. The above-ground level portion mound has either been destroyed or the location listed is incorrect. Photo: Wikipedia, Creative Commons
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Log Text: Unclear whether the visible part of the mound was destroyed or the location taken from Wikipedia is wrong. But there was nothing visible.
Hodgen's Cemetery Mound
Date Added: 25th Nov 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Would like to visit
Hodgen's Cemetery Mound submitted by AKFisher on 20th Oct 2023. Hodgen's Cemetery Mound in Tiltonsville, Ohio. It is an Adena burial mound generally dated to 500 BC-AD 500. In the mid-1800s locals started using the mound as a cemetery, which saved the mound from excavations. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Giant City Stone Fort Site
Date Added: 14th Sep 2023
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: United States
Visited: Would like to visit
Giant City Stone Fort Site submitted by AKFisher on 28th Aug 2023. Giant City State Park, Illinois depicting stone wall structure. Photo credit: Wiki (Tripp), Creative Commons
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Hillside Haven Mound
Date Added: 22nd Feb 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Would like to visit
Hillside Haven Mound submitted by stonetracker on 22nd Feb 2023. Mound now much reduced in height, due to excavation and erosion.
Photo is courtesy of Wikipedia Creative Commons.
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