N of Port Royal, Port Royal, South Carolina. County/parish: Beaufort.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1973. NRIS 73001676.
2 contributing structures.Also known as:
Little Barnwell Island is a historic archeological site located near Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The site consists of two shell and earth mounds located on the eastern side of Little Barnwell Island overlooking Whale Branch. The larger of the two mounds is elliptical and once served as the base for a temple or ceremonial building. The mounds and building were probably constructed during the late Savannah II Period ca. A.D. 1500.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997161