- Type
- Aboriginal Ritual Site
- Designated
- 1975
Augustine Mound
In French: Tumulus Augustine
Also known as Metepenagiag Heritage Park
About Augustine Mound
Augustine Mound is one of 2 National Historic Sites in Northesk.
Augustine Mound National Historic Site is an archaeological site located within the reserve land of the Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation, New Brunswick, on the north side of the Little Southwest Miramichi River across from the present Mi’kmaq community. It includes a circular ritual site surrounding a slightly elevated burial mound that sits on low terrace near the junction of the Northwest and Little Southwest Miramichi Rivers. Augustine Mound National Historic Site of Canada is located 700 metres east of the Oxbow National Historic Site of Canada.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Augustine Mound National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
National Historic Site status comes on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Finding Augustine Mound
Northesk
It stands apart from the town’s other historic places.
Questions about Augustine Mound
Can you visit Augustine Mound?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
Is Augustine Mound protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
What is Augustine Mound?
Augustine Mound became a National Historic Site in 1975.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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