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Lighthouse Point Shell Ring

Charleston County, United States

Lighthouse Point Shell Ring (38CH12), also known as Parrot's Point Shell Ring, is a historic mound located on James Island, 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. The midden contains a diverse array of biota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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