Kangaroo Feet and Grinding Grooves

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo track; nearby are two sets of grinding grooves on the large rock platform.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo Track
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2023

A large, sloping rock platform along Linden Ridge, which has an Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo track.

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Below the engravings are two sets of axe grinding grooves, on a sloping section of rock.

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One single groove is very shallow, and the other set of three grooves is deeper and more distinct.

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