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 in height, with the base being by . Mound B, the northernmost mound, is a dome shaped mound measuring in height, with the base being by . The northernmost mound in the triangle, Mound C, is also a dome shaped mound and measures in height, with the base being by . 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 south of Somerset. See also Balmoral, Louisiana Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley Flowery Mound Ghost Site Mounds Sundown Mounds References External links Balmoral Mound 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