Leochares Peak Grinding Grooves

Summary: Twelve axe grinding grooves (some are silted over) on a small rock platform to the west of Mount Leochares.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG)
  • Number of AGGs: 12
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Siltation
  • Year first recorded: 1985

A set of Aboriginal grinding grooves to the west of Leochares Peak; Bob Pankhurst recorded twelve grooves here but a number have now been covered by vegetation.

IMG 1353 LR Leochares Peak Grinding Grooves

The grooves are on a small rock platform, which is surrounded by scrub.

IMG 1351 LR Leochares Peak Grinding Grooves
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