Balmoral Mounds: Ancient Mounds Trail
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kwashnak
N 32° 07.913 W 091° 14.440
15S E 665951 N 3556410
Ancient Mounds Trail stop at on US 65, 4.3 miles north of LA 4 near Newellton
Waymark Code: WM9EAD
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dh2000dh
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Ancient Mounds Trail
Balmoral Mounds

Balmoral has 3 mounds that form an equilateral triangle. The one on this side of the road is 8 feet high and conical. The one farthest south and across the road is an 11 foot high platform mound. The one to the north of it is 9 feet high and conical. The site dates to approximately AD 1000.
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Marker Name: Balmoral Mounds

Marker Type: Roadside

What does marker relate to?: Building

Parish: Tensas

Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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