Balmoral Mounds
Archaeological site in Louisiana, US
title: "Balmoral Mounds" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["archaeological-sites-of-the-coles-creek-culture", "geography-of-tensas-parish,-louisiana", "mounds-in-louisiana", "7th-century-establishments-in-coles-creek-culture", "12th-century-disestablishments-in-coles-creek-culture"] description: "Archaeological site in Louisiana, US" topic_path: "philosophy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmoral_Mounds" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Archaeological site in Louisiana, US ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox ancient site"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Balmoral Mounds |
| 16 TE 12 | |
| image | Balmoral Mounds 01.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| map_type | USA Louisiana |
| map_caption | Location within Louisiana today |
| coordinates | |
| location | Somerset, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, US |
| region | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| built | 700 CE |
| abandoned | 1200 |
| cultures | Coles Creek culture |
| notes | Responsible body: private |
| :: |
| name = Balmoral Mounds 16 TE 12 | alternate_name = | image = Balmoral Mounds 01.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | map = | map_type = USA Louisiana | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Louisiana today | map_size = | relief = | coordinates = | map_dot_label = | location = Somerset, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, US | region = Tensas Parish, Louisiana | built = 700 CE | abandoned = 1200 | epochs = | cultures = Coles Creek culture | event = | excavations = | archaeologists = | architectural_styles = | architectural_details = | notes = Responsible body: private | designation1 = | designation1_offname = | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = | delisted1_date = | designation1_partof = | designation1_number = Balmoral Mounds (16 TE 12) is an archaeological site of the Coles Creek culture in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. The site has components located both on the east and west sides of US 65 near Bayou Rousset.
Description
The site consists of 3 platform mounds that form an equilateral triangle. Mound A, the southwesternmost of the group, measures 11 ft in height, with the base being 150 ft by 165 ft. Mound B, the northernmost mound, is a dome shaped mound measuring 9 ft in height, with the base being 100 ft by 130 ft. The northernmost mound in the triangle, Mound C, is also a dome shaped mound and measures 8 ft in height, with the base being 130 ft by 150 ft. Core samples of Mounds A and C suggest they were built at roughly the same time and in single stages
Location
The site is located on US 65 3 mi south of Somerset.
References
References
- "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana: Balmoral Mounda". Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission, Louisiana Dept. Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
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