Auld Mound (38CH41), also known as Yough Hall Plantation Shell Ring, is a historic mound located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 174 feet in diameter and stands 2 to 3 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.[2][3]

Auld Mound
Nearest cityMount Pleasant, South Carolina
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
MPSHistoric Resources of the Late Archaic-Early Woodland Period Shell Rings of South Carolina, ca. 1,000-2,200 years B.C
NRHP reference No.70000583[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1970

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ E. Thomas Hemings (April 1970). "Auld Mound" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Auld Mound, Charleston County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014.