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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.
Conrad Mound
Date Added: 31st Oct 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
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Log Text: 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.
Courthouse Wash Rock Art
Date Added: 5th Jun 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Courthouse Wash Rock Art submitted by AKFisher on 11th Aug 2023. Petroglyphs at Courthouse Wash near Moab, Utah. Wiki: MoralMoney, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CourthouseWash.jpg.
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Log Text: An Archaic period pictograph rock art site with other more recent petroglyphs nearby. The biggest challenge is finding the site, as it is way up on a cliff face that overlooks the confluence of Courthouse Wash and the Colorado River and the "trail" to it is rather indistinct once you get up on the slope. The entire hike is 1.2 miles round trip from the parking lot. I recommend you bring binoculars (see below).
The paved parking area is right off of Route 191 about 0.6 miles north of the Colorado River bridge just north of Moab. This provides access to a paved bike and walking path. Follow this path east and cross the bridge over Courthouse Wash. Immediately after the bridge, take the dirt path north for about 200 yds downhill until you see an easy-to-miss sign for the Courthouse Panel. Take a right onto this fork and follow it uphill to the east for a few hundred yards. Eventually you will see a tilted NPS signboard on a stand. Stop here, face north and uphill towards the cliff base, and scan the vertical face with binoculars. You should eventually spot the pictograph panel, but be advised that it is very faded and small.
That is your destination, assuming you decide to go farther. There is no trail per se to reach it other than some random paint splotches on the ledges, so you'll pretty much have to find your own route. There are some boulders to scramble around and sloped ledges to climb for about 200 to 300 yds before reaching the panel. A very rough coordinate for the panel itself is 38.6072, -109.58124.
Cromlech du Menec-Est
Date Added: 7th Oct 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cromlech du Menec-est submitted by postman on 29th Dec 2012. Very overshadowed by the multiple rows of stones the remains of this once large stone circle now partly inhabit some locals garden. jammy begger.
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Log Text: 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 oriented more north-south than the alignments.
Crucuno Cromlech
Date Added: 13th Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Crucuno cromlech submitted by thecaptain on 21st Dec 2007. There are 22 remaining stones, on average 2 metres in height, arranged in a rectangle measuring about 33 metres by 25 metres.
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Log Text: 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 abutters driveway!) and in another 100 m you will see a "Quadrilatere" sign on the right pointing out the short path to the site.
The area is quiet and secluded. There was no one there during my visit.
Crucuno Dolmen
Date Added: 30th Sep 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Crucuno dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Dec 2007. View of the southern side of this massive dolmen, showing clearly its proximity to the farmhouse.
On the right are the last remaining capstone and pair of stones from the long entrance passageway.
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Log Text: 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.
Cutler Mound Group
Date Added: 27th Jul 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cutler Mound Group submitted by AKFisher on 14th Oct 2023. Ceremony at the Cutler Mound where the Waukesha, Wisconsin Women's Club placed a bronze marker at the mound in 1906. The city had 55 mounds and the county had 411 mounds. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: 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. Orange cones and "Keep Off" signs are in place to discourage people from walking on the mounds. Not aesthetic but needed in my opinion. The mounds are also covered with higher vegetation than the surrounding mowed lawn to prevent further erosion.
DePrato Mounds
Date Added: 5th Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3
DePrato Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 5th Aug 2023.
Deprato Mounds in Louisiana. There are 5 barely distinguishable mounds there as so much sediment from flooding has covered them. It was the center of a large village established around AD 600.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: 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 discernable due to centuries of river flooding and sediment buildup. One was destroyed for highway construction and a house was built on the other, leveling it in the process. It is on the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Trail, so the state erected an interpretive sign near the site.
Devil's Lake Mounds
Date Added: 29th Jul 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Devil''s Lake Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 3rd Sep 2023. Lynx Mound at Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin. Photo credit: Wiki (Chris Light).
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Log Text: 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 Woodland period. There are four groups of them remaining, three on the North side of the lake and one single large bird effigy mound on the South end. All easy walk-in access and close to parking. See the official park map and the Wisconsin Mounds web site for locations.
Dixon Mound
Date Added: 6th Feb 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dixon Mound submitted by stonetracker on 6th Feb 2023. Long view of mound
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Log Text: 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 was not posted, but the possible enclosure referred to in the description is posted as private.
Dominguez Pueblo
Date Added: 10th May 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dominguez Pueblo submitted by stonetracker on 7th May 2025. Remains of the four rooms of the unit pueblo
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Log Text: The ruin is right next to the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center/Museum and just steps away from the parking lot and building. I believe wheelchair access is possible from the sidewalk about 50 ft from the site.
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.
Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum
Date Added: 10th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum submitted by AKFisher on 14th Sep 2023. Edge of Cedars Indian Ruin. Photo credit: Wiki (Pma03).
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Log Text: This site is a combination museum and partially excavated Ancestral Pueblo Great House. It has been designated Edge of the Cedars State Park. The museum and grounds have outstanding displays describing the prehistory of not only southeastern Utah but the surrounding regions. Excavated artifacts, especially pottery and ceramics, are a standout feature of the facility.
I believe the museum has access for disabled visitors. The excavated great house is in the rear of the building. The major structures are connected by paved pathways and excellent interpretation. It also features a small kiva that you can climb into and that has been restored to nearly original condition.
The site is in Blanding UT. To get there from Route 191 which goes through the city center, drive west on West Center St for about 0.5 mile. Turn right onto N 600 W St. In 0.4 mile, turn left onto W 400 N St. In 200 ft, turn right. The museum is another 200 ft on the left.
Edgefield Mounds
Date Added: 8th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Edgefield Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 8th Mar 2024. Map on other side of sign
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Log Text: 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 to a levee that was built next to what is now a tributary or oxbow of the Mississippi R. Both are on posted private land in wooded areas that block easy viewing. I was unable to locate Mound B, but may have seen Mound C from a considerable distance.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Date Added: 27th Jul 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The Plains)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2024
Effigy Mounds National Monument submitted by AKFisher on 26th Jul 2023. 1970s aerial photo of the Marching Bear Group at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. A group of college students outlined the effigy mounds with agricultural lime before the National Park Service took this photo. These are thought to have been made around AD 500.
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Log Text: 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 effigy mounds and is located well south of the south unit. It is at the end of a gravel access road, accessed via a short trail from a boat ramp on the Mississippi. This site has the advantage of no climbing because it is located nearly at the level of the river. Unfortunately, the access road is prone to flooding and was closed that day. Will return at another time.
Elkhorn Plantation Mound
Date Added: 6th Mar 2025
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Elkhorn Plantation Mound submitted by AKFisher on 3rd Aug 2023.
The Elkhorn Plantation Mound on the official Louisiana Ancient Mound Trail. It was constructed in 450 AD and inhabited until around AD 1100. The area was discovered with pottery strewn around everywhere indicating a large habitation area. The erosion by farming is evident.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: 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 distance to the mound from there. In late winter, nothing is planted yet and the place was deserted, so there was little risk of being "caught." ;-)
Enon Mound
Date Added: 26th Jan 2023
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2021. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Enon mound submitted by bat400 on 3rd Dec 2007. Enon Mound. The view from south of the mound.
Photo - bat400, 2 Nov 2007.
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Log Text: 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.
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.
Er-Grah tumulus
Date Added: 13th Nov 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Er-Grah tumulus submitted by JJ on 8th Oct 2003. Er Grah tumulus, Grand Menhir Brisé, and La Table des Marchands, Locmariaquer.
Aerial photo copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: 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 vault and tumulus were built very gradually in several stages over the course of the 5th millenium BCE. It was subjected to significant and often harsh damage over the centuries since and what you see today is a complete modern restoration. Wide gravel paths flank the tumulus closely, but the cairn and vault are off-limits and not accessible.
Escalante Pueblo
Date Added: 10th May 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Escalante Pueblo submitted by bat400 on 28th Aug 2006. Escalante Pueblo, County, Colorado.
This pueblo foundation is from approximately 1130 AD, built by the Ancestral Puebloans. It is on a hilltop with Sleeping Ute Mountain to the south.
Photo by bat400, June 2003.
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Log Text: This is a so-called Chaco canyon outlier great house site built in the 1100s CE. It is accessible via a 1/4 to 1/2 Mile hike up a hill behind the Canyons of the Ancients Museum. Those like me who live close to sea level may want to take it easy with high elevation trail walking at first until they get acclimated. The trail is switch backed with benches, great views, and good interpretation of local flora. The entire route is paved to the top and likely wheelchair accessible.