Canoelands Kangaroo Engraving

Summary: A small wallaby or kangaroo and several axe ginding grooves on a Canoelands ridge.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
  • Number of sites: 2
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Number of AGGs: 3
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2020

A small rock platform on a Canoelands ridge has this small wallaby or kangaroo Aboriginal engravings.

IMG 5137 LR Canoelands Kangaroo Engraving

About forty metres to the north are several axe grinding grooves, near some small water holes.

IMG 5126 LR Canoelands Kangaroo Engraving
IMG 5127 LR Canoelands Kangaroo Engraving
IMG 5132 LR Canoelands Kangaroo Engraving
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