Southwold Earthworks
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The Southwold Earthworks is the remains of a pre-contact village site of the Neutral people, occupied about AD 1450 to 1550. The entrance to the site is located on Iona Road, approximately three kilometres south of Iona Ontario, Canada. A double oval ring of raised earthworks surrounds the remains of the village.
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Location | Southwold, Ontario, Canada |
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Region | Great Lakes |
Coordinates | 42.674250°N 81.359634°W / 42.674250; -81.359634 |
Type | Fortified settlement |
History | |
Founded | 1500 CE |
Abandoned | 1650 CE |
Cultures | Neutral people |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1935, 1976 |
Management | Parks Canada |
Public access | Yes |
Website | Parks Canada |
Official name | Southwold Earthworks National Historic Site |
Designated | 1923 |
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