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| Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Tarlton Cross | Artificial Mound | United States | Ohio | Visited | 1st Jan 2021 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| Pecos National Historical Park | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 5 | 3 | This is a historical park run by the National Park Service. It comprises extensive Ancestral Pueblo ruins from Pueblo 3 and 4 period as well as a restored Spanish mission church. A 1 to 1.5 mile interpretive loop trail runs through the site, some of it suitable for wheelchair access. It involves only a slight elevation gain to access a long ridge where the ruins are located. As is usually the case with National Parks, there is a visitor center wi... Read More |
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| La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs | Rock Art | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 5 | 3 | This is a historic site owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the outskirts of Santa Fe NM near the Santa Fe Regional Airport. There is parking in an unpaved lot for at least ten vehicles and the trail to the petroglyphs starts here. There is an information kiosk approximately 100 ft down the path to the fence line with a map of the area and interpretation on the El Camino Real, a prehistoric Native American trail a... Read More |
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| Arroyo Hondo Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Couldn't find | 1st May 2026 | 4 | I attempted to find this site with limited location information and was unable to find it. I later found out that the ruins are likely not within the boundaries of the Arroyo Hondo Open Space but about 1000 feet west of its westernmost trails on private property near a residential area at the following coordinates: 35.62127, -105.93212.
Unless one obtains permission to access the site from the residential subdivision, only remote viewing is p... Read More |
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| Tsankawi | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2 | The complete Tsankawi Village loop trail is about 2 miles round trip. The parking lot is large, paved, and there are rest rooms at the trail head and a covered picnic area. Parking is not free; either a cash/credit fee (honor system) or a free National Parks pass is required on your dashboard for access. I've been told there is a trail guide available for purchase although the guard shack was not open when I visited in early May. Frankly it is no... Read More |
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| Bandelier National Monument - Tyuonyi Overlook Village Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 4 | 2 | This pueblo site is about a 1/2 to 3/4 mile mostly flat hike down the Tyuonyi Overlook Trail that runs along the top of the mesa above Frijoles Canyon. The trailhead is not at the main Bandelier visitor center but in back of the shuttle bus parking lot near an amphitheater at Juniper Campground. The campground is shortly after the fee station on a road to the right.
The trail starts at a kiosk in the lot and those coordinates are ~ 35.795458, ... Read More |
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| Bandelier National Monument | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Many of the prehistoric Ancestral Pueblo sites are accessible from the Pueblo Loop Trail which starts behind the visitor center at the main Bandelier NM unit in Frijoles Canyon. Much of the Pueblo Loop Trail, with the exception of the side trail to the cavates, is paved and wheelchair accessible.
This is a popular park, so parking at the visitor center can fill up quickly and there is an entry fee for vehicles and passengers unless you have a... Read More |
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| Bandelier National Mounument - Tyuonyi | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Part of the Pueblo Loop Trail in Bandelier National Monument. The Tyuonyi Pueblo complex is about 0.4 of a mile hike from the visitor center and a few hundred feet NW of the great kiva. See the main Bandelier National Monument article for more information about directions and accessibility. | 1 | 10 |
| Bandelier National Monument - Long House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Part of the Pueblo Loop Trail in Bandelier National Monument. If you proceed directly from the visitor center and skip the cavate side trail that climbs the cliff face, the start of Long House is about 0.6 of a mile hike from the visitor center and the room blocks continue for about 0.2 of a mile beyond that before the trail loops down and back.
See the main Bandelier National Monument article for more information about directions and accessi... Read More |
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| Casamero | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Casamero Ruins are located in Prewitt NM. They are a short 300 yd hike over a mostly flat desert scrubland trail from a small dirt parking area maintained by the BLM. There is no water or shade, so take the usual precautions when hiking in the desert. The trailhead is signposted and starts just beyond a gap in the livestock fence.
To get there from Albuquerque, take I-40 west for 93 miles to Exit 63 for NM 412 towards Prewitt. At the top of th... Read More |
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| Atsinna Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2 | These are the remains of a late 13th century CE Ancestral Pueblo village on the top of the mesa headland at El Morro National Monument in Ramah NM.
There are two routes to Atsinna Pueblo Ruins, both of which are part of the Headlands Trail. The shorter one leads west and north just behind the visitor center and climbs the ledges to the mesa via stairs and carved toe holds. Its approximately 0.75 to 1 mile RT. The elevation gain is about 150 f... Read More |
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| Jemez Historic Site | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The Jemez Historic Site is a state-run archaeological park in Jemez Springs NM and part of the New Mexico Historic Sites system, which includes the Coronado Historic Site.
A 1,400-foot interpretive trail winds through the seven-acre site. The visitor center contains exhibits interpreting historic events from the perspective of the Jemez people as well as a reception area and rest rooms. There is a nominal admission fee to visit the grounds. M... Read More |
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| Coronado Historic Site | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Coronado is a New Mexico ancestral pueblo historic site in Bernalillo, NM, not far north of Albuquerque. It includes a visitor center, rest rooms, and a small museum. There is a small admission fee to see the ruins behind the visitor center. Entry into the restored "mural" kiva via ladder is by a free short guided tour only but they run frequently.
Nearly all of the ruins are wheelchair accessible via a paved walkway.
To get there from d... Read More |
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| Petroglyph Nat. Mon. | Rock Art | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 4 | 3 | For some reason there are three separate records on the MP for what are essentially the same site. The problem is in part because there are three different units in Petroglyph National Monument that contain petroglyphs, all within the city limits of Albuquerque NM, as well as at least two other units that are of geological interest. Each unit is in its own location and they are separated by a considerable distance. I visited two of the three unit... Read More |
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| El Morro National Monument | Rock Art | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 4 | 3 | El Morro is an NPS site in New Mexico. Facilities include a visitor center with a small bookshop and museum as well as restrooms. Admission is free but the trails to the sites are only accessible through the visitor center. The Inscription Rock Trail is paved and wheelchair friendly.
To get there from Albuquerque, drive to Grants NM on I-40 and take exit 81. Drive west on NM Route 53 approx 42 miles to the park entrance road.
Inscription Ro... Read More |
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| Dittert Pueblo Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 2 | 5 | 3 | The Dittert site is located on the southern end of the El Malpais National Conservation Area, about 30-40 miles south of Grants NM as the crow flies. To get there, take paved NM Route 117 south from Grants for approximately 32 miles. Take a left onto Pietown Rd, also known as County Rd 41. This is an unpaved, but maintained wide two-lane gravel road suitable for passenger vehicles.
In approximately 3.7 miles, you will come to a crossing inte... Read More |
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| Gran Quivira Site - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st May 2026 | 3 | 5 | 4 | This is one of a number of hybrid sites in New Mexico consisting of a partially excavated 14th century CE (and older) Ancestral Pueblo village and the remains of two Spanish Mission churches built in the 17th century CE.
This particular site is the largest of three units in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument and the one with the most visible Ancestral Pueblo village room blocks. All of the units - Abo, Quarai, and Gran Quivira - ar... Read More |
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| Mound Plantation | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | A Coles Creek period single platform mound site. The marker is on La 65 and the mound is about 500 ft NE of it in a cultivated field, so only remote viewing is possible. To get there, drive south from Newellton La on La 65. The mound is on the left (east) about 0.6 miles south of the jct of La 128. There is more space on the shoulder southbound than northbound. I'd recommend parking here and crossing La 65 on foot to the marker. | |||
| Sundown Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | Sundown is an early Coles Creek multi-mound site. Despite what the Mounds Trail website says, none of the mounds is viewable from the marker even in winter due to heavy overgrowth of saplings and shrubs. However there is a clearer area south of the farmhouse next to a field where you can spot Mound A (the largest) and Mound C from several 100m away. Mound B is blocked by these mounds and not visible from the road.
To get there, follow the dire... Read More |
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| Mayflower Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A very accessible single-mound site right next to the road although off the beaten path a bit. To get there, take La 4 west out of Newellton for 10-12 miles and turn left onto La 128 south. In another 10-12 miles, turn right onto La 573 and head SW 3.8 miles to the jct with La 892. The mound is on La 892 about 200 yds past this jct on the right. There is a grassy pulloff area next to the mound and the marker. | ||
| Crooks Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | This was a two-mound Marksville culture site that was mostly destroyed by excavations in the 1930s. The larger of the two mounds was eventually rebuilt and lies about 500 ft southwest of the marker on private land. Viewing is only possible from the marker.
To get there, follow La 84 southwest from Jonesville for 10-12 miles and take a left onto La 28. Continue for ~4 miles and take a left onto Crooks Site Rd. The marker and a wide pulloff area... Read More |
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| Troyville Earthworks | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | There is little can add to the excellent description, other than maybe another map (you can never have too many, right?), plus a few photos and videos of my own and maybe some comments on Troyville culture.
Even though over 95 % of the site has been destroyed, it is still a compelling destination for archaeology enthusiasts and well worth the time to visit what little still remains. The site was originally named Troyville but eventually becam... Read More |
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| Routon Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 2 | This is a massive 6-7 mound site, much like nearby McGuffee Mounds. Unfortunately, the entire site is off-limits to public visitation. Multiple lines of fences greet you as you approach the marker, all with No Trespassing signage including the marker itself ! I did manage to trespass and get a photo of the marker but all of the mounds were obscured by trees and invisible from there. I drove farther down the road to the right to see if there was a... Read More |
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| Tew Lake Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | A mostly easy to access site that features three very low mounds, all dome shaped. Mounds B and A are maybe 100-200 yds east of the marker in a field and are cleared of all overgrowth. Mound C is a short 200 yd walk east down Routon Rd and is just north of its jct with Bayou Drive. This mound is in overgrown woods next to a field and hard to see other than in winter or early spring but it's right next to Routon Rd.
To get to the site from La 8... Read More |
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| McGuffee Mounds | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | This is an extensive 6-7 mound site that is regrettably too far away to view reasonably well. The closest public viewpoint where you can actually pull off safely is at least 1/2 mile SW of the mounds at the historic marker on La 124. The mounds themselves are in the middle of a very large private tract and you would have to secure permission from the landowner to approach any closer. Therefore I can't recomment much more than a brief stop (with b... Read More |
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| Harrisonburg Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This is a two-mound site. Mound A (see map) is the larger of the two and is located on private property in a residential subdivision on the left side of Taliaferro St about 100 yds from the marker placed at the start of the road. There isn't much room to park here, so I parked across the highway at a big church lot at the jct of La 124 and Taliaferro and walked in. Mound A is not visible from the marker but is easily spotted on the left as you c... Read More |
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| Alexander Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Alexander Mound is a single surviving mound site that perhaps was part of a much larger six-mound site, now gone. The marker is only 100 ft from the mound on private property with adjacent houses. You can at least partly pull off the road to view it, although it can easily be seen from inside a vehicle. The site is located just a few miles south of the Boothe Landing mound on La 124 in Harrisonburg LA. | ||
| Boothe Landing Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This single mound site is at the end of a presumably public dirt road (Little Boy Lane) next to a few houses and trailers. You can drive to a pull off right next to the mound and park there. It is on private land, but the homeowners were working outside and said they had no problem with my taking a few photos and walking around.
There are two ways to get there. The shorter route however involves a river ferry crossing. I was uncertain about t... Read More |
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| Unnamed Mound in Mound, LA | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Not a whole lot to see, but easy to get to. From I-20 take the Mound LA exit north on LA 602 for about a mile through the tiny town of Mound. Just past that, you will cross a railway line next to La 80. Park next to the RR crossing and walk across La 80. As you face north, the mound is buried in high grass at the NW corner of the intersection. | ||
| Wade Landing Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 4 | 4 | The single rectangular platform mound is in a scenic location on the property of a private home and just south of it next to a modern levee bordering the Ouachita River. To get there, take La 4 west out of Winnsboro and turn right (south) onto La 559. The marker and viewpoint are a few hundred yds from this jct.
Mound can only be viewed from 500-600 ft away as it is set way back on a property. But it is easily spotted to the SW with a very ob... Read More |
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| Landerneau Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | I tried to visit this site but was mostly unsuccessful due to private property issues. Mound B now serves as a house foundation and is so leveled that it wasn't discernible to my eyes. The marker is in front of it and there was no safe place to park other than the property owners driveway !
Mound A is taller, at a whopping 4 feet, but is set back at least 100-200 ft and not visible from the road. Once again there is no easy parking or walking... Read More |
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| Filhiol Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A single mound site with a "modern" cemetery that is small, quite overgrown, and easy to miss. Parking currently is easy as there is a defunct restaurant next to the site, so I parked there. The mound and marker are a quick 100 ft walk away. To get there, take La 165 south from Route I-20 about 11-12 miles. Keep a sharp eye out for the tiny mound just to the west of the highway with the private parking area. | ||
| Jordan Mounds Site | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | The site is not publicly accessible except for remote viewing from about 1/4 mile away. And about all you can see is a large grove of trees like an island in a sea of plowed fields. It is not on the official Mound Trail.
As shown in the Lidar image, 7 mounds and parts of one of the embankments are still intact. There are probably a few places to pull off and view it. I selected a paved farm road to the north of the site and just parked where I... Read More |
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| Scott Place Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is an outlier on the Mound Trail. Most of them are in NE Louisiana, but Scott Pl is in north central LA which is a bit of a drive. Two of the five mounds including the tallest are easily accessible from the road on foot as they are next to limited parking. The others, which I skipped, are a longer walk on private property and landowner permission is recommended.
The map copied from the mounds web site is wrong in one respect, as the comp... Read More |
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| Caney Bayou Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The Caney Bayou Mound is only a couple of miles as the crow flies from the Venable Mound. To get there from the north, take LA 140 south in Bonita LA just past the historic marker for the Venable Mound. In 0.4 miles take a right onto Knox Ferry Rd. The mound and marker are on the left side in an open field about 1.6 miles from this junction. Plenty of pulloff parking available near the marker. | ||
| Venable Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 4 | 4 | A very well preserved but overgrown mound on the Louisiana Mound Trail that once comprised a three mound complex. The other two mounds were obliterated by farming.
The historical marker is on LA 140, but parking is challenging and you cannot get safely off the road. A safer viewpoint is to continue west 1/2 mile past the marker to Claude Mann Rd (dirt) and turn right here. Continue up the road maybe a 1/4 mile to an obvious levee and pull off ... Read More |
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| Galloway Place Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | Getting near the site is fairly easy although like many Louisiana mound sites it is private and fenced off due to livestock or farming. Closest view from the road (LA 585) is maybe 200 yds and it is north on top of a hill. Parking pulloff is possible next to the fence line. It is about 2 miles east of LA 17 on LA 585. | |||
| Motley Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 3 | I attempted to revisit the mound 5 years later and this time kind of succeeded. Only problem is it's at the end of an unnamed half mile dirt road that comes off east of Route 577 and next to some kind of private pipeline or maintenance operation. So even though the mound is technically in the Poverty Point WHS unit, I dont think the mound is truly open access to visitors. Check it out at your risk ;-).
I sneaked in quietly, took a few shots, a... Read More |
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| Balmoral Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Mar 2026 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Easy to get to as Route 65 in Newellton LA runs right thru the center of the site where the plaza was located. The three mounds can be seen from at least a half mile away, as they border cultivated land and don't have much overgrowth. There is a small parking pulloff next to the easternmost mound and interpretive marker. For the mobility challenged, the mounds can be viewed easily from a vehicle. | ||
| Motley Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Oct 2021 | Well...sort of. :-)
I swung by very briefly after a looooong and rather grueling visit to Poverty Point for most of the day about 4-5 years ago. The Motley site is set back a considerable distance east from the main highway and, at least at that point, the dirt road leading to it appeared to be all private agricultural land, which is typically off limits.
However the mound is technically on Poverty Point National Monument property, and I'... Read More |
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| Chattahoochee Landing Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Florida | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | A primarily Fort Walton period mound site located at the confluence of the Flint and Apalachicola Rivers, just south of the GA border in Chattahoochee FL. The site is in River Landing Park, a city-owned and managed property with extensive picnic grounds, rest rooms, and a boat ramp. The site is a mile south of the city center at the end of River Landing Rd.
Although there were originally 7 mounds, only two are definitely visible today. The la... Read More |
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| Crystal River Archaeological State Park | Barrow Cemetery | United States | Florida | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | A very scenic gem of a prehistoric mound-builder site located on the northern bank of the Crystal River in the Florida town of the same name. The site comprises 6-7 mounds, plus a visitor center with rest rooms and a small museum. A network of paved walkways leads to the bases of most of the mounds. Mound A, the large rectangular platform mound at the southern end of the plaza, can be ascended to its summit via a wooden stairway. Outdoor interpre... Read More |
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| Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Florida | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Was once a large seven-mound Fort Walton culture archaeological site. Today, only two of the mounds are fairly well preserved in a state park close to a residential subdivision within the city limits of Tallahassee FL. Access is via a paved road leading to a parking lot. Parking fee required for passengers and vehicles, cash only. Payment is via an honor system box as the park is unattended by rangers, at least in winter.
Mound 4 (see map) i... Read More |
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| Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Georgia | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Extensive Middle Woodland mound complex in a state park with a visitor center. The state park is located about 8 miles north of the center of Blakely GA and the way is well signposted. The two largest mounds are well preserved and maintained and have interpretation. The remaining six mounds are visible as small to medium rises above plaza level.
The mounds are spread out over a large, level area, so some walking is required over gravel and gra... Read More |
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| Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Florida | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Site is as described with good interpretation. The base of the main platform mound and a much smaller mound (Mound 3) are both connected to the parking area via paved walkways across the plaza. There is also a wooden wheelchair access ramp to an observation platform next to the main mound although it was partially closed for repairs when I visited. There is no official trail or stairs to the mound summit. The mound is treed and very overgrown.
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| Velda Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Florida | Visited | 1st Dec 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Site history and condition is as described, with some upgraded interpretation. This is a rather late Ft. Walton Culture single mound site and village that was occupied in proto-historic times and was abandoned around the start of the Spanish mission building period. The rectangular platform mound is in good condition and is located in a small park maintained by the state of Florida.
Two house structures, an above-ground food storage building,... Read More |
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| La Grosse Pierre (Verneusses) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Normandie:Eure (27) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 4 | 4 | 5 | As described, this is a simple dolmen without a passage. Its main virtue is that it's easy to find and right next to the road on a grass verge. To get there from the west of the village of Verneusses, proceed east through the village center on the D45 past a church and in 200-300 m take a sharp left onto the Rue du Dolmen. The dolmen is clearly visible on the right side of the lane about 50 m away. You can pull off and park on the grass right jus... Read More |
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| Camp Celtique de Bière | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Normandie:Orne (61) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is an ancient fortification site located on a high, steep-sided promontory. There are also two enclosures south of the main fort that I did not visit. The main fortification is a massive loosely packed wall of stones that circumscribes the rim of the promontory in an irregular quadrilateral shape. The enclosed area is large and relatively flat. The wall of stones is more exposed and obvious on the long eastern side of the site.
To get th... Read More |
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| Langrais menhirs | Standing Stones | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I initially had my doubts about finding or getting access to this site. But with the help of TheCaptain's visit notes and one or two good guesses on my part, I managed to find it. From south of Mont Joly, just before you get to the village on the D261 A, there is an unnamed farm track to the right of and opposite the Chemin de Poussendre. Drive down that farm track a little over 1 km and you will pass a ridge and wood on the left. Right after tha... Read More |
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| La Pierre Cornue | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | An easy-access menhir site, signposted, with parking available in a large gravel lot next to a modern cemetery in Conde-sur-Ifs. From the D88 in the village, take the Rue des Haies d'Argences north for approx 200 mtrs to a cemetery parking lot on the right. Park here. Walk along the grassy edge of the cemetery NE for 100 to 200 m until a playground appears on the left. At this point turn right and walk maybe 50 ft around the hedgerow corner to th... Read More |
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| La Butte du Hu | Chambered Cairn | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Couldn't find | 1st Sep 2025 | Another major chambered tomb site in Normandy with no public access that I know of other than remote viewing. However, with limited time and other more accessible sites to see, I didn't try very hard to find it ;-).
The closest I got was the intersection of the D88 and an unnamed dirt road running up the hill about 1200 feet west to the site in a cultivated field. The road was very potholed and unsuitable for a small rental car. Parking there... Read More |
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| La Hogue | Chambered Tomb | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Saw from a distance | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | Nothing has changed here to my knowledge. Still surrounded by a solid wire fence with no obvious public access. I was only able to view it remotely from a parking pulloff next to a bike path on D41B, 200 m west of the site. A driveway leads to a house (bed and breakfast?) very close to the site, presumably the private property owner. Had I the time I would have inquired about access or tried to get permission. | ||||
| Colombiers-sur-Seulles tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Little has changed here and the site is well described in this article. Good interpretive signage and ample parking. The site is located about 2 km east of the village of Colombiers-sur-Seulles on the D176.
Somewhat reminiscent of the outsized Carnacean mounds compared to their tiny main burial chamber. It is likely there was another chamber near the lower western end of the tumulus but only the main chamber has been restored. As has been not... Read More |
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| Pierre Tourneresse, Cairon | Chambered Tomb | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | A restored chambered tumulus that is signposted right at the site entrance and now has some good interpretive signage describing the phases of construction. It has been excavated multiple times since 1996. Unfortunately the Germans used the site as a gun emplacement and shelter during WW2 and destroyed the capstone on the main chamber as well as other aspects before retreating. But the chambers have been at least partially restored minus their co... Read More |
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| Pierre du Hu | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | See Montchauvet Alignments visitor log for current access info. This menhir and most of the others are now inside a sheep fence. Still can be viewed reasonably well from 30-40 m away. | |||
| Montchauvet Alignements | Standing Stones | France | Normandie:Calvados (14) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Access has changed a bit here. The parking area is on a paved layby about 200 m down the Chemin de la Plumaudiere from its junction with the D26. The site is signposted at the parking area and it is about a 100 m walk down a farm track next to what appears to be an orchard.
The major change is at the site itself. Most of the stones are now cordoned off by a sheep fence and the sheep came running up to greet me upon arrival ;-). But other than... Read More |
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| Tumulus des Hogues | Round Barrow(s) | France | Normandie:Orne (61) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Access is nearly the same as that described in the visitor log for Pierre-aux-Bignes. Tumulus des Hogues is only 50 m away from the latter. | ||
| Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Normandie:Orne (61) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is actually a complex comprising three monuments in a roughly triangular layout. Pierre-aux-Bignes, described herein, is the remains of a dolmen within a scooped out low basin which is where the covering mound was. Much has happened within the last 20 yrs and the dolmen is no longer overgrown or partly buried and there are few signs of partying or trash that I could see. Its been cleaned up.
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| La Table aux Diables (Passais) | Passage Grave | France | Normandie:Orne (61) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Allee couverte In Passais, Normandy, FR in great condition with part of covering mound extant. To get there, take the Route du Moulin (D835) north off of D21 in Passais for about 0.8 km and turn left onto an unpaved road (Route de la Table Aux Diables) next to a farm field. Site is about 500 meters on the right next to the road. Parking for 2-3 cars off road, plus there is a field opposite for additional parking.
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| Cordon des Druides | Stone Row / Alignment | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Easily accessible via a short walking trail in a conservation area. To get to the site, take the Route Forestiere des Druides east off of the D177 for approximately 1 mile on an unpaved road suitable for passenger vehicles. Parking is in a small pull-off area on the left side of the road. The site is signposted. Probably not easily wheelchair accessible although you can see the first few stones from the parking area. | ||
| La Maison des Feins | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Still there, still as beautiful as ever. Access is via a wide easy footpath north from a parking area on the D9 with room for maybe 8 or 9 vehicles. The site is about 300 meters down the trail in a secluded forest glade in what is a conservation area. I would not say it is easily wheelchair accessible, perhaps its only drawback. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Pithouses and Pueblos | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a stop on the Mesa Top loop drive that comprises two excavation sites. It explores the deevelopment of late Basketmaker pithouses into jacal dwellings and eventually into masonry room blocks with proto-kivas. Access is via a parking pull-off and handicapped-accessible paved walkway. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Mesa Top Sites | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | One of the better outdoor exhibits at Mesa Verde describing how Ancestral Pueblo architectural styles evolved between 900 and 1075 CE on mesa top sites. This is a stop on the Mesa Top loop drive with a parking pull-off and handicapped-accessible paved walkway to the excavated sites with interpretation. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Cliff Palace | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Saw from a distance | 1st May 2025 | 4 | 5 | Much has already been written about this, the largest, most magnificent of the Pueblo 3 cliff dwelling sites at Mesa Verde, so I won't rehash it here. Only to say that I opted to view the site from two overlooks due to bad weather and time constraints. In 2025, ranger-led tours commenced the first week in May, in fact the day before I had to return home. Next time...
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| Mesa Verde - Sun Temple | Ancient Temple | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This and one of the Cliff Palace overlooks are the last stops on the Mesa Top Loop drive. This structure is unique within Mesa Verde as far as I know and there are many theories as to its purpose. Unfortunately there is no access to the interior of the complex, so you have to stand on a ledge outside the wall to get any view at all of the inside. However, there is a standalone circular structure outside the main building that you can approach at ... Read More |
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| Mesa Verde - Fire Temple | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Saw from a distance | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | This is actually two sites. The Fire Temple is what is believed to be a purely ceremonial structure. The New Fire House is adjacent and thought to be a cliff dwelling site for the caretakers of the temple. Both are late Pueblo 3 structures and not open to public visitation. However, they can be viewed remotely from the Fire Temple and New Fire House Overlook on the Mesa Top Loop drive. | |||
| Mesa Verde - Sunset House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Saw from a distance | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 3 | A Pueblo 3 cliff dwelling site in Cliff Canyon. As far as I know, public visitation is not allowed, but the site can be viewed from the Sun Point Overlook across the canyon. | |||
| Mesa Verde - Oak Tree House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | I didn't actually visit the Oak Tree House site itself but viewed it remotely from the Oak Tree House View across the canyon. All of my images were captured from that overlook, which is a short walk from a paved parking pull-off on the Mesa Top Sites driving loop. | |||
| Sun Point Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | A late mesa-top Pueblo 2 small village site that was occupied for a short period of time before most of the inhabitants built and moved to the cliff dwellings. The remains of this site consist of a kiva and tower inside a metal shelter (for preservation). Foundations of the 30 or so room blocks surround the building. Access is via a very short trail from a nearly parking pull-off on the Mesa Top Sites loop road. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Square Tower House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | This is a cliff dwelling from the Ancestral Pueblo 3 period featuring the tallest tower structure still standing in the park. There are two ways to see the cliff dwelling. Remotely, from an overlook at the canyon rim. Or much closer, via periodically scheduled ranger-led hikes into the cliff dwelling complex itself. I opted for the overlook view, as they were just starting the guided tours (around the end of the first week in May in 2025).
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| Mesa Verde - Pithouse | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is the first stop on the Mesa Top Loop, a one-way driving loop featuring actual excavated sites with interpretation that cover Basketmaker 3 through Pueblo 3 cultural periods. The Pithouse stop is about a mile south of Chapin Museum and Spruce Tree House overlook. The actual pithouse is less than 100 ft south of the parking pulloff under a shelter, accessible via a paved foot path. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Cedar Tree Tower | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This site is at the end of a paved side road heading east from the main park road. The side road is approximately 5 miles south of the Far View Community site and a 1/2 mile north of the Spruce Tree House overlook and Chapin Mesa Museum. The side road leads in about 1/2 mile to a dead end loop with on-street parking. The tower and kiva are located right next to the parking loop. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Spruce Tree House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Visited in May 2025. Unfortunately, this cliff dwelling from the Pueblo 3 period, probably the best preserved of all the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, has been closed to visitation since 2015. A portion of the alcove overhang collapsed, creating a serious safety issue, and forcing the closure ever since. There have been ongoing efforts to determine how to best stabilize the site for future visitation.
Meanwhile an overlook behind the Chapin M... Read More |
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| Mesa Verde - Far View Tower | Ancient Temple | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is likely another small Ancestral Pueblo village site in the Far View Community consisting of multiple room blocks and kivas. After the initial construction and occupation, a tower was later built over one of the original kivas. Access is via a 100-200 yd flat foot path that heads north from the loop road near Far View House. On-street parking is available on the Far View loop road. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Megalithic House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This site is sbout 100-200 meters north of Far View Reservoir via a flat walking trail. It is a partially restored classic unit pueblo, probably occupied by a small family or clan, and consisting of 8 or 9 rooms plus a well-preserved kiva cut into bedrock. The site is sheltered under a metal roof and includes interpretation. | ||
| Mesa Verde - Mummy Lake | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This site is part of the Far View community of Ancestral Pueblo sites in Mesa Verde National Park. The structure, a large depression with earthen embankments reinforced by stone revetments in some parts, was originally thought to be a manmade water collection and reservoir area, likely built in the Pueblo 2 period. There is a ditch leading out the south side of the structure. It is in fact now called Far View Reservoir, rather than its original n... Read More |
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| Mesa Verde - Coyote Village | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | My favorite of the Far View community sites, as public access is allowed in the interior of the village site, so the kivas and room blocks can be examined at very close range (in contrast to Far View House, at least in May 2025). It's in good to excellent condition and was excavated in the late 1960's - much more recently than many of the structures in Far View.
Access is via an easy 800-1000 ft trail that departs SW from the parking loop rd n... Read More |
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| Mesa Verde - Pipe Shrine House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Pipe Shrine House is an Ancestral Pueblo village built just 100 yds south of the Far View great house and consists of approximately 20 room blocks, a large interior kiva, and what appears to be a circular room next to the kiva that may have been a tower. The village was built and modified between 900 and 1300 CE, so it spans the Pueblo 2 and 3 periods. There is some debate as to whether this site was purely ceremonial or served as a homestead for... Read More |
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| Mesa Verde - Far View House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | This is a Chacoan style great house from the Pueblo 2 period (950 -1150 CE). Like most great houses, it served as a community center for ritual and social activities. It also possibly was used as a central storage point for harvested produce.
The people lived in room blocks in small villages dispersed around the great house. There were at least 50 villages in Far View, of which a handful have been excavated and restored and can be visited tod... Read More |
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| Spirit Cave Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2 | As is the case with Five Kiva Ruin nearby, you can either view the site from an overlook or take a roundabout "trail" around the lip of the top of the canyon and scramble down some ledges to the canyon floor. The ruins are a short walk from and at the same level as the canyon floor.
To get to the parking area from Blanding, head south on US-191 for 4 miles and turn west onto UT-95 toward Natural Bridges National Monument. From the US-191/UT-95... Read More |
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| Five Kiva Pueblo Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2 | The site can be viewed remotely with binoculars or photo zoom from an overlook on the mesa top via a short path from the trail head. A number of web sites say that you can also hike an "easy" trail from this point down into the canyon floor and west up the other side to the alcove to get very close to the ruins. However if there was a single trail, it wasn't obvious to me. It was more of a steep scramble network of paths around boulders and ledge... Read More |
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| Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 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 ho... Read More |
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| Shay Canyon Rock Art | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2 | This and Sego Canyon were probably my favorite rock art sites on this trip, offering the best combination of variety and close access to petroglyphs, once you hike to the site itself.
To get there, drive south for 40 miles from Moab or north 14 miles from Monticello on Route 191 and then head west on Route 211. Newspaper Rock is at the 12 mile mark where there are restrooms. From there, continue on Route 211 for another 1.9 miles to a small pu... Read More |
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| Roadside Ruin | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is a rather remote Pueblo 3 site but the road is paved all the way to the trailhead. To get there, drive south from Moab about 40 miles on Route 191 or north 14 miles from Monticello. Then turn west on Route 211 for another 35 miles to the Canyonlands National Park Needles District visitor center. The trailhead is less than a mile past the visitor center on the left. The trail is an easy flat loop to the granary. About 200-300 yds one way.
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| Sego Canyon Rock Art | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | A major prehistoric pictograph and petroglyph site with rock art ranging from Archaic to modern periods. The site is located in Thomspon Springs UT about 45 miles north of Moab UT. The route is 100% paved roads.
To get there, take Route 191 north from Moab for about 30-35 miles to Interstate Route I-70. Drive on I-70 east and take the first exit north to Thompson Springs. Continue on Thompson Canyon Rd for about 6 miles. There will be a parkin... Read More |
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| Moab Golf Course Rock Art Site | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This is a small Ancestral Pueblo/Fremont rock art panel on a cliff face across the street from a golf course in suburban Moab UT. Its main virtue is nearly drive-up access - the panels are just steps away from the dirt parking area behind a wooden fence.
To get there, take Route 191 south from Moab city center for about 3 miles. Take a left onto East Spanish Trail Rd and drive a mile or so to a traffic circle (roundabout). Continue around the... Read More |
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| Courthouse Wash Rock Art | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 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).
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| Moonflower Petroglyphs | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This is one of the most easily accessible rock art sites in Moab. The unpaved parking lot serves both a campground and a day use area right next to the rock art panel. You can likely view the panel from inside a vehicle and disabled access shouldn't be a problem. The panel is literally right next to parking and a very short walk.
Unfortunately easy access usually means significant vandalism and graffiti and this site is no exception, as some ... Read More |
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| False Kiva Rock Art | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2 | This site is a 1/4 mile one way hike up a rocky slope to the base of a cliff, with no more than 100 ft vertical gain.
The trail to False Kiva starts across the street from a large dirt parking lot variously known as the Amasa Back Trailhead, Hymasa Trailhead, or Capt Ahab area. The trailhead is unmarked and the trail often indistinct as it winds up the slope. See the Street View in comments for a photo of the route. Frankly it was easier just... Read More |
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| Poison Spider petroglyphs | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2 | During my visit to the southwestern US, I wanted to visit a few rock art sites that took a little more physical effort to get to. A little more trail walking or elevation gain than normal. Theoretically these sites would be less prone to graffiti tagging or vandalism, which is an issue at some roadside locations. Poison Spider is one of these more remote sites and as a bonus it also features petrified dinosaur tracks. It is just one of a chain of... Read More |
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| Intestine Man rock paintings | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a combination petroglyph and Archaic period pictograph (rock painting) site on Route 313, which is about 10 miles north of Moab. To get there, head west on Route 313 to about mile marker 2.7. There is a paved parking pullout there, big enough for 2-3 vehicles.
There is some limited interpretation signage and a short trail that leads in about 100 yds to the cliff face. The titular Intestine Man and other pictographs are to the left alo... Read More |
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| Newspaper Rock State Park | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Probably the most accessible of all the petroglyph sites in SE Utah....once you get there. It is not near any towns of size so prepare accordingly.
To get there, either drive north 14 miles from Monticello or south 40 miles from Moab on Route 191. Then head west on Route 211 about 12 miles to the site. All the roads are paved and there is a restroom onsite.
From the paved parking area it is just steps away to the rock art panel on a flat ... Read More |
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| Upper Sand Island Rock Art | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | A half mile's worth of intermittent ancient petroglyph panels, connected by a trail along the cliff face. To access the trailhead, take Route 191 west out of Bluff UT for approximately 4 miles. Turn left onto a gravel road with signage that indicates the Sand Island Recreational Area and boat ramp. At the bottom of the hill, take your first left onto another gravel road. This road leads 100-200 yds past the ranger buildings to a large parking lot... Read More |
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| Sand Island petroglyph Panel | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is one of the better-known and most frequently visited rock art sites in southeastern Utah. The site is a very short walk (< 100 ft) up to the cliff face from a dirt parking pulloff with interpretive signage. The panels are in a relatively compact area, maybe 100 yds in total. And although they are protected by a fence and can only be viewed from a distance, you can still get fairly close for photography as long as the sun cooperates (it mos... Read More |
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| Bluff Great House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | This is a so-called Chacoan outlier great house near the San Juan River, likely built during the Pueblo 2 period ca. 1100 CE. The site overlooks the town of Bluff UT on a high hill with a stunning backdrop of canyons to the north. It has been excavated in the past and subsequently backfilled to preserve the room blocks and kivas within.
There is an interpretive kiosk and parking loop just south of the main access road (N. Pioneer Drive). The... Read More |
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| Horse Rock Art Panels | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 4 | 4 | 5 | The main rock art panel is just 100-200 ft north of Route 162 about 0.2 miles east of Bluff. Parking is in a dirt lot next to a corral and a fenced utility building. For the mobility impaired, the panel is pretty visible with the naked eye from a vehicle if you park as far north as you can get and scan the central boulder.
I've been told there are more panels of a single horse and multiple animals behind the utility building fence and higher ... Read More |
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| Ghost Rock Art Panel | Rock Art | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | A mixed modern and ancient petroglyph site about 2.3 miles east of Bluff UT accessible from Route 162.
There is a parking pulloff at 37.282579,-109.505201 and an 800 ft dirt road leads north from there. Suitable for SUVs or lower clearance vehicles (with care). Follow the dirt road north and stay right at the first fork. The road ends in a small turnaround circle. Park here. The rock art is mostly to the left and just a short walk to the cliff... Read More |
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| Cave Pueblo Ruin | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 2 | 4 | There is no close access to the site due to a barbed wire fence and wired off gate. But you can easily spot the cave and ruin from a parking pulloff ~ 3 miles east of Bluff UT. There are also a number of rock art sites along the same route west from this point to Bluff. I was able to visit some, not all. | |||
| Hovenweep - Unit Type House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 | I viewed this site at 200-300 yds away from Stronghold House. Someday I'll return to visit this and the other structures in the Square Tower Group more closely. My understanding is that you can get a much closer view of Unit Type House from the trail that circles the canyon. | ||
| Hovenweep - Stronghold House | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Only had time to see Stronghold House and its tower, plus a nearby ruin. Everything else in the Square Tower Group was remote viewing from the edge of Little Ruin Canyon, only due to my time constraints. Access to Stronghold House is via a handicapped accessible paved trail about 300 yds from the visitor center. | ||
| Hovenweep - Settlement | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Utah | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Only was able to visit Stronghold House and another ruin nearby. The rest were remote viewing only. See Hovenweep - Stronghold House for more details. | ||
| Castle Rock Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | This site is accessible via a short 1/4 mile hike on the Sand Canyon Pueblo Trail and is the first ancestral pueblo village site north of of the trail head on County Rd G, west of Cortez CO. There are approximately five other village ruins along the trail beyond it, but I did not have time to visit them.
The Castle Rock formation itself is very obvious from County Rd G but there are no obvious pueblo remains in front of it. Instead, walk the... Read More |
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| Salmon Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 | This an Ancestral Pueblo Chacoan outlier great house site located about 10 miles W of Aztec Ruins National Monument. It is similar in construction to the latter and was more than likely built by either immigrants from Chaco Canyon or by local cultures emulating Chaco-style great house complexes. It was built slightly earlier than Aztec Ruins.
The site consists of the ruins, a museum, and a heritage park with replicas of Native American dwelli... Read More |
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| Escalante Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 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 ... Read More |
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| Dominguez Pueblo | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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. | ||
| Aztec Ruins National Monument | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | New Mexico | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | An outstanding example of a partially excavated Chaco Canyon outlier great house site. The West Ruin is mostly excavated with a great kiva completely restored to the way it likely looked originally. The East Ruin is not excavated and is currently off limits to site visitors other than professional researchers. It can be glimpsed (not easily) from the West Ruin.
The National Monument also includes a visitor center and excellent interpretive exh... Read More |
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| Hawkins Preserve Pueblo Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 2 | 3 | 3 | An Ancestral Pueblo site at least partially excavated, consisting of a few room blocks, a midden, and two mostly backfilled kivas. Other archaeological sites exist at the preserve, but as far as I know this is the only one that is protected and open to the public.
Parking and the main trailhead is located in a paved lot at 1490 S Cedar St in Cortez CO. Take the Mesa View Trail west about 0.3 miles to Ruins Road trail. The ruins are another 0.3... Read More |
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| Cannon Ball Mesa Pueblo Ruins | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 2 | 5 | 3 | This site actually consists of 4 or 5 separate ruins along a trail that ascends Cannon Ball Mesa to the north. The location given in the general description is for the first and most intact ruin. The trail head begins about 1/2 mile east of the Colorado-Utah border at a roadside pullout on County Road G. The location of this pullout is 37.325785, -109.034079.
The trail starts up a rocky gully and later becomes a bit indistinct as it approache... Read More |
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| Ismay Rock Shelter Petroglyphs | Rock Art | United States | Colorado | Visited | 1st Apr 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Site contains a possibly prehistoric Pueblo ruin and both modern and ancient rock art. Access is via a short but steep foot trail up a slope to a large boulder and the site.
I parked at the junction of County Road G and H near the old trading post. I then walked north on Road H (an unmarked dirt rd) about 200 yds north over a cattle guard and a slight rise. A trail leads east straight up a hill to the only obvious big boulder and the site. It... Read More |
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| Pocahontas Mound A | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | I had visited this site a few years ago as Mound A is in a convenient state roadside park area with bathroom facilities. It's also on the way to more northerly MS mound sites like Jaketown and Winterville.
Anyway I just stopped by to check out the latest improvements. The site's outdoor interpretive signage provided by Mississippi State Univ has always been great, but now they've added some replicas of ceramics found during excavations to an e... Read More |
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| Fitzhugh Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 2 | 5 | 5 | The site is very scenic, thus the Superb ambience rating. Unfortunately all that remains of the 7 mound site are two small mounds. The unusual elevated causeway is also long gone.
Mound D just so happens to now be the site of a still-used cemetery so I parked there. It is about 200 yds south of LA hwy 602 on a firm dirt road suitable for most vehicles. The interpretive signage is located a little farther south at the corner of Route 602 & Busb... Read More |
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| Julice Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Like nearby Transylvania Mounds, parking is tricky here. I was unwilling to park a rental car near the interpretive sign in the adjacent historic cemetery as it would have involved crossing a ditch in who knows what condition. Your mileage may vary, but I was able to find a conveniently vacant property about 200 yds east near the jct of State Routes 581 and 881 and parked in the driveway. Then I walked 200 yds west down Route 581 to the site.
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| Transylvania Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Saw from a distance | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 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 ... Read More |
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| La Salle Street Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This mound is very close to Schicker Mound and on neighboring La Salle St. On-street parking is available on La Salle right next to the mound or across the street. It's also easy walking distance from Schicker. Unusually for Louisiana, you can walk right up to the mound as it abuts the sidewalk even though it's private. | ||
| Schicker Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This site consists of a single platform mound. A house with cellar was built on it in 1926 and I believe what you see now is the original dwelling. It is currently occupied so the site is private and can only be viewed from 100 yds away. The location is in Tallulah, LA in a residential area on the west side of Mississippi St. I found it easier to park on Desoto St, a nearby side street, and walk across Mississippi St 100 ft to the site. | ||
| Tendal Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Tendal is a single rectangular platform mound site, located 50-100 ft north of US Route 80 and just west of the Tensas River. A currently occupied house was built on top of the mound and therefore the site is private. However you can park within 100 ft of it, at the corner of US Route 80 and Tendal Rd in the front lot of a currently unused commercial building. An interpretive sign is in the front yard of the residence. | ||
| Insley Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | This site is spread out over a small residential area on Frankie Loftin Rd, a narrow rural roadway. Two mounds, B and C, are right next to the road and very close to Bayou Macon. There is no real parking area, but you can get mostly off the road near what looks like an abandoned house next to Mound C and near the interpretive sign. Mound B is a 100 yd walk north of the sign and surrounded by a wooden fence. Mound D is 200 yds south of the sign an... Read More |
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| Smith Creek Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | Visited | 1st Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | This was somewhat disappointing for what is a pretty interesting mound complex. All of the mounds are on private property although you can get very close to Mound A as it's literally right next to the highway. There's not much of a shoulder but you can pull mostly off the road next to that mound. The other two mounds are across the road on a property filled with vehicles and a home. I was greeted by a pack of barking dogs when I pulled in but app... Read More |
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| Lessley Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 mound. It is easily crossed but I respected the private property restrictions of the landowner. | ||
| Elkhorn Plantation Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | 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 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." ;-) | ||
| Frogmore Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Louisiana | 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 | Louisiana | 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 discernable due to centuries of river flooding and sediment buildup. One was destroyed for highway construction and a house was built on the other, l... Read More |
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| Foster Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 obviously was part of the plaza.
Mound B is about a 200 yd walk south of and downhill from Mound A on the same side of Foster Mound Rd. It is fenc... Read More |
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| Mayersville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 Rout... Read More |
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| Refuge Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 m... Read More |
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| Magee Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 w... Read More |
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| Leland Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 El... Read More |
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| Metcalfe Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 o... Read More |
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| Stoneville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 midpoin... Read More |
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| Windsor Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 east of D, and is easily identified by its historic cemetery. Both are easy flat walks.
Mound B is a 100-200 yd bushwhack northeast of Mound A and n... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Twin Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 approximately 300 yards south through a field to Twin Mounds, which lie at the edge of the woods. | ||
| Pinson Mounds - Ozier Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 for the Pinson Reforestation Complex sign, which is about a mile west of the park entrance. Take a right and head south about a half mile to a dirt par... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 29 | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 Eastern Citadel. Once at the northern side of the enclosure, follow the wall about 300 ft east to an obvious gap with trail signage. Follow that trail sout... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 30 | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 Lodge parking area, it is about 1.6 miles round trip). First, see the visitor logs for trail access to Mound 28 and from there to the north wall of the E... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Eastern Citadel | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Tennessee | 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 encompasses approximately 6 square km. The northern and western sides are largely intact, whereas the eastern and southern parts are eroded and fragmented. ... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Mound 28 | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 for this trail system is in the Group Lodge Area, which hosts a large parking lot with a trailhead and restroom facilities. The Group Lodge Area is on t... Read More |
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| Pharr Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 closest to the road. Four mounds were either partially or fully excavated in the 1960s by the NPS.
There is a large car park overlooking the site, comp... Read More |
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| Bear Creek | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Mississippi | 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 village area can be easily seen from the parking area. | ||
| Florence Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Alabama | 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 fenced area. An adjacent city-owned museum provides a wealth of information on the site.
The mound is located a short distance east of Route 72 on a... Read More |
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| Hamilton Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Alabama | 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 about 1/2 mile around the field perimeter to the three mounds which are adjacent to the Buttahatchee River. The mounds can also be viewed via a good pa... Read More |
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| Nabers Mound Cemetery Site | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 parking is not a problem and you can walk right up the mound. The mound is maybe 100 ft from the road, so the mobility-impaired can easily view it from a ... 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 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... 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 of my Sept 2024 tour in the Carnac area. Hope to return to France in fall 2025, to visit sites in Finistere. | ||
| 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 southwest of the village of Moustoir, which itself is a short distance off the D186 on the Quatre Chemins road. There is a large dirt parking lot directly... 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 noted on the map. Parking is in a large dirt lot at the jct of D105 and Rte de Poul Hoh in Ploemel.
From the parking area, walk west on Poul Hoh a... 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 Kermarquer and Le Penher. Parking is limited to on-street only but you can pull partially off the road. The trail is signposted.
The trail and the site ar... 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 field abutting the D768. For the mobility impaired, you can park quite close, within 100 ft of the chamber and with a clear view of it from the road ... 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 or in hedgerows.
Very limited parking is available in a dirt pullout maybe 50 meters north of the site along Rue de Kerentrech. I parked there and ... 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 either Rue Hoche or Rue Jean Pierre Calloch) and it can get a bit congested in the high tourist season. I had no problems in late Sept. There is a very ... 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 fence around the dolmen and tumulus and, although there are no signs saying "Access Interdit," it's implied that visitors should tread carefully when... Read More |
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| Bynum | Barrow Cemetery | United States | Mississippi | 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. Commercial and residential development is prohibited within roughly several hundred yards east and west of the route, resulting in a forever wild strip of l... Read More |
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| Owl Creek | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 unable to find any obvious evidence of the remaining 3 mounds across the street.
There is a parking lot right next to Mound 2 and Mound 1 is a very s... 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 available in season but I was informed that they are only offered in French at the moment. However, unlike Gavrinis, I was allowed unescorted and unimpede... 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 multiple rows extending out into the ocean, plus they've been confirmed by sonar and other studies. | |||
| 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 is an obvious pedestrian trail on the right flanked by hedges which leads in roughly another 100 m to the park and the site. | ||
| 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 site.
Parking for me at least was a breeze, as empty spaces were available on Rue de Cromlech right next to the site. For the mobility impaired, thi... 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 a big lot at the point and make the easy walk back to the site. | ||
| 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 a several 100 m easy, maintained path from a parking layby that is easy to miss if you blink at the wrong time ;-). The same information sign is in th... 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 already here are far better than mine. I'll add a few, but pretty limited. | |||
| 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 various port around the Gulf. I happened to embark from Larmor Baden and there is a large free parking lot next to the ticket office. The boat ride to... 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 were added to access the vault.
Unfortunately, official state notice was posted at the vault stairway in February or March of 2024 that access into... 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 looks quite different now with extensive lawn mowing and clearing of the grounds, so it's still possible that it's the original standing menhir with a lo... 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 access to the passage and chamber, although they don't outright forbid it. Moreover, this is a very popular beach and there are always people milling ar... 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 either Mane Rethuel Dolmen or the menhir.
The menhir is broken with the base still in the ground and the other half recumbent. It was originally 7.... 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 more parking spaces near the Chapelle Saint Michel. I parked here and walked back along the alley to the signposted trail (and later to visit the Mott... 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 pointing towards the Er -Grah tumulus. | ||
| 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 appearance. Unlike Er-Grah, the passage and end chamber are open to the public and illuminated. Certain of the chamber pillars and capstone are covered wi... 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 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 ... 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 access, I parked at a public layby and lot located at 47.57362, -2.95311 off the Voie des Megalithes and walked a signposted dirt trail about 200 m east t... 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. Directions to the site are as described. | ||
| 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 online mapping tool should lead you directly to the site, which is at the end of a cul-de-sac adjacent to a hotel. There is a public parking area acro... 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 walkers (pietons) west and south up the gravel road toward the site which is up on a hill next to a concrete water tower. Follow this gravel road for a... 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 center, walked along the southern side of the Kerlescan Alignments to nearly their end, took a left onto a road that looked like someone's driveway a... 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 been cleared out quite a bit.
Soon you start seeing what look like obvious menhirs on the right side of the trail and roughly at the listed coord... 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 closer access.
Car parking is available in a public lot next to the equestrian center off the D196. A trail leads around the horse stables to the si... 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 leading to either the northern or southern side of the rows. | ||
| 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 off in the summer, but I lucked out in Sept when I discovered later that one gate was open.
Even when closed, there are trails next to the equestria... 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 description here is nearly the same as that given in the Alignments of Kerloquet entry. Its coordinates are actually 47.60114, -3.05598. | |||||
| 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 antiquity.
Parking is the same as that for the Manio Quadrilatere, right off D196. See that log for details. A trail heads up the hill and parallels the ... 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, both of which are apparently ignored by many despite some signs discouraging a closer approach in the interests of preservation.
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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 viewing tower and then back along the northernmost row provided the most satisfying on-the-ground experience. But be advised that it's a fair trek !... 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 oriented more north-south than the alignments. | ||
| 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 300 m east of its junction with the Carnac to Auray Road (D119). The alignments and cromlech are a short walk along the D119 fence line from there.
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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 video is also well executed and delivered in multiple languages. The book and gift store is definitely worth a look. | ||
| 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 walk a fair distance. There are many other ways to do it, including organized tours and mini-trains. | ||
| 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 glimpses of the cromlech running through private gardens by simply walking down the little village byways to the west. I did not walk on creperie property bu... 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 point. Site is very clear of overgrowth and in good shape. | ||
| 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 represents the true giants, both upright and recumbent. The northernmost group comprises a mix of sizes and orientations and includes one very large upr... 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 there instead.
The alignments straddle D781, with far fewer remaining on the west side of the highway than the east side. Access among the stones o... 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 | Wisconsin | 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 & Cinder Drive. It is 200 yd walk from there to the bird effigy mounds (see map) via a paved walkway. The upper panther mound is set apart from the ot... Read More |
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| Aztalan State Park | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Wisconsin | 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 is accessible via a paved road past the main park entrance and is located close to the southwest "temple" mound via a short trail.
The Princess M... Read More |
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| Nitschke Mounds State Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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 least somewhat visible and cleared of trees and shrubs. Native long grass has been left on the mounds to discourage walking over them. A short trail ... Read More |
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| Picnic Point Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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. The last conical mound is another 600 ft east along the trail and just to its south.
Unfortunately site maintenance seems to be cyclical at best. I ... Read More |
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| Governor Nelson State Park Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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 north of the conicals.
At least some of the conicals are visible but being rapidly consumed by invasive plants. The panther mound is completely ove... Read More |
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| Pikes Peak State Park Effigy Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Iowa | 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). Additionally a bear mound and small conical are visible about 200 yds north of the park concession booth via a paved walkway. These are the only ones I was... Read More |
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| Burrows Park Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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 | Wisconsin | 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 the mound itself so access is not an issue. | ||
| Devil's Lake Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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 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.... Read More |
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| Wyalusing Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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. Even the best effigy mounds are difficult to photograph. I've provided some still shots or videos. Aerial LiDAR views frankly show these mounds better ... Read More |
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| Effigy Mounds National Monument | Artificial Mound | United States | Iowa | 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 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... Read More |
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| Cutler Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Wisconsin | 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. 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 ... Read More |
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| Pinson Mounds - Other Sites | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 | Tennessee | Visited | 1st Apr 2024 | 4 | 5 | 3 | See main Pinson Mounds article for visit information | ||
| Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 paved walkways so disabled access is good. Quite a bit of walking involved to see it all, and limited parking sites. The museum lot is the best base ... Read More |
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| Shiloh Indian Mounds | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | Tennessee | 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 within a several hundred yard radius. | ||
| Alligator Mounds (Clarksdale) | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 definitely ID them. | |||
| Ingomar Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 and some interpretation. Mound 14 is about 1000 ft away on a mown footpath. Mound 1 is off to the left on the way to 14. | ||
| Batesville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Mississippi | 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 village site. 5 of the largest mounds are the only cultural features that remain visible today. Unfortunately most of them are on private property and ... Read More |
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| Alcorn Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Arkansas | 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 | Arkansas | 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 | Arkansas | 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 | Mississippi | 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 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. | |||
| Barbee Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 occasionally referred to it as a double-mound site. | |||
| West Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 farm field near a derelict outbuilding. I parked in a grassy area near it. Mound D is not evident amongst the various farm buildings southeast of Mou... Read More |
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| Beaverdam Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 interpretive signage was not present. It was either removed or stolen. | |||
| Evansville Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 on private property to see even partially. I was unable to spot Mound C, if it indeed still exists. Interpretive sign is intact. | |||
| Johnson Cemetery Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 east of Mound A were destroyed long ago. I could see Mound A easily but the three boundary mounds to the north of it were blocked from view.
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| Chucalissa Prehistoric Indian Village | Museum | United States | Tennessee | 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 Mississippian times.
* There is another smaller mound adjacent to the temple mound. As far as I can tell, this is the only other extant mound in t... Read More |
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| Edgefield Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 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 eas... Read More |
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| Chickasaw Heritage Park | Artificial Mound | United States | Tennessee | 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 | Indiana | 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 section containing sites 1-4 and there is a side trail presumably leading south and east to what's left of the remaining sites which I did not try to ex... Read More |
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| Windsor Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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, which are a forest hike from the lot. Next time. ;-) | |||
| Bayou Pierre Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 point of surface recognition. Mound D is located about 1/2 mile away, but I did not have a definitive location and did not try to find it. | |||
| Glass Mounds (Mississippi) | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 mounds at much closer range via back roads and a rail line, but I did not investigate. | ||||
| Haynes Bluff Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 extremely overgrown and nearly impassible, so I abandoned the search. It may be easier in winter, once the vegetation dies back. | ||||
| Carter Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 least punishing on a vehicle | |||
| Mounds (Indiana) - Circle Mound | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Indiana | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Indiana | 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 return or I was in a bad viewing spot.
Update: Later, I did find a satellite view of the site from Google Maps that clearly shows both henges (see... Read More |
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| Arcola Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 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 t... Read More |
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| Norwood Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Indiana | 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 | Ohio | Visited | 3 | 4 | 4 | Visited late Oct 2023. Site is located as described, still in good condition. | |||
| Chrysler Enclosure | Henge | United States | Indiana | 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 | Vermont | 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 | Ohio | 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. Signage refers to the site as "Line Hill Mound." The gateway is slightly over 0.5 mile away on a flat, easy trail (Mound Trail) which can get muddy so... Read More |
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| Calvary Cemetery Hilltop Enclosure | Hillfort | United States | Ohio | 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 vegetation. | ||
| Luthor List Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Ohio | 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 Manor apartment complex. An even closer access point is the SE corner of the complex's parking lot. The mound is about 100 yds from the latter spot. | ||
| Sayler Story Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 was not posted, but the possible enclosure referred to in the description is posted as private. | ||
| Hopewell Mound Group | Artificial Mound | United States | Ohio | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 be a better time to go there. | ||||
| Arcola Mounds | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 point. It is possible to get a better view of Mound B farther down the road by walking, but no safe place to park. | ||
| Mont Helena | Artificial Mound | United States | Mississippi | 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 | Mississippi | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 trees; GPS is helpful. | ||
| Foxborough Perched Boulder (5) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | United States | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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. Despite what the published map says, it is not easy to see from Messenger Rd due to brush, so a GPS device is helpful. | ||
| Hopewell Culture National Historic Site | Misc. Earthwork | United States | Ohio | 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 rebuilt. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) | Cairn | United States | Massachusetts | 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 clear of trees. | ||
| Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) | Cairn | United States | Massachusetts | 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 clear of trees. | ||
| Foxborough Stone Ring | Ring Cairn | United States | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Ohio | 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 | Louisiana | 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 | Louisiana | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | 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 | Massachusetts | Visited | 1st Jan 2016 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Right next to High Rock Trail but a bit of a walk from High Rk pkg area |