Balmoral Mounds

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.