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Butcherpen Mound
8 SR 29
Butcherpen Mound is located in Florida
Butcherpen Mound
Location in Florida
Location Gulf Breeze, FloridaSanta Rosa County, Florida USA
Region Santa Rosa County, Florida
Coordinates 30°21′58.21″N 87°9′16.06″W / 30.3661694°N 87.1544611°W / 30.3661694; -87.1544611
History
Cultures Weeden Island culture
Architecture
Architectural details Number of temples:
Butcherpen Mound
MPS Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS
NRHP reference No. 98001165
Added to NRHP 28 September 1998

The Butcherpen Mound (8SR29) is a prehistoric archaeological site associated with the Weeden Island culture, located near Gulf Breeze, in the U.S. state of Florida. Carbon dating at the site has dated it to roughly 1005 CE. On September 28, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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