Historic Sites of Manitoba: Arden Camp Site (Arden, Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne)

The Arden Camp Site, the most northerly Aboriginal burial mound in Manitoba, is situated near Arden in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne. The mound is over one metre high in the centre and 20 metres in diameter, with a “tail” that extends to the southeast for over 135 metres. This is a provincially-designated historic site.

Arden Camp Site

Arden Camp Site (April 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.28189, W99.27254
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stott Mound and Camp Site (RM of Whitehead)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clay Banks Buffalo Jump (Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Arden Camp Site, (EbLt-3) NE 13-15-14W, Arden, R.M. of Lansdowne, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 12 April 2021

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