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| A stone cairn found in Andover overlooking Haggetts Pond in West Andover. It is named Turtle Mound because an arial view resembles a turtle. The actual date of the structure is not known, although it is thought to have been constructed by Native Americans.
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| The boulders that make up the structure may vary in size from pebbles to 3 tons. On the outside the dimensions of the Turtle Mound measure approximately 70 feet by 30 feet by 15 feet; on the inside there are two cave-like chambers, eight feet in diameter and 10 feet high, and a rock-lined tunnel.
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| In a 1951 study of the structure, Yale archeologist Frank Glynn found a layer of human bones mixed with charcoal indicating the structure was used for ceremonial and cremation purposes. Radiocarbon dating of the charcoal sets the date at 2000 B.C.
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| He also found spear points, axe heads, hammer stones, and drills. These he dates at 3000 B.C.
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| One of the owners of the property, a M. Harnois, built a shrine to a saint on the site in 1914. Evidence of Harnois' shrine still exists.
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| * ''Andover Guide'' Spring 2007, "A Look at Andover Turtle Mound" by Tom Draheim
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| * [http://andoverhistorical.org/blog/?tag=turtle-mound "Blanchard House Blog"], Wednesday, September 5, 2012.(Photo of the Week)
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| * [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=267525&t=ruins%20of%20great%20ireland&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=4&rt=keyword''Ruins of Great Ireland in New England''], Andover Room R 973.11 Goo, pages 102 to 108.
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| *''NEARA Newsletter'' (New England Antiquities Research Association Newsletter), December 1969. This is found in the Andover Vertical File under architecture.
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| * NEARA Site Report Sheet. This is found in the Andover Vertical File under architecture.
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| *Great Andover Mystery: Who Built Turtle Mound? ''Andover Townsman'' April 12, 2012, p.14
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| [[Image:turtlemound.jpg|thumb||left|'' Andover Guide,'' “Turtle Mound," by Tom Draheim, page 15 .....click to enlarge ]]
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| [[File:TurtleMound.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Location of Turtle Mount.]]
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| Turtle Mound is a pile of boulders stacked together with dimensions of approximately 70 ft, 30 ft, and 15 ft.
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 16:16, November 3, 2006 (EST)
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 10:44, December 8, 2014 (EST)
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 14:52, 9 October 2015 (EDT)
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