Summary: A large rock platform on Darkinjung Land in Mangrove Mountain contains over 100 grinding grooves, as well as a shelter with hand stencils and what appeats to be a stone arrangement.

Located on Darkinjung Land in the Mangrove Mountain area, this rocky outcrop contains over one hundred grinding grooves and would have been a significant site to the Darkinung people. Most of the grinding grooves are located around multiple potholes on the large expanse of rock.

One shallow pool has a narrow spear-grinding groove.

There is a long series of shallow grinding grooves along a natural water channel that runs down the rock platform.

On the same rock platform is what appears to be a stone arrangement.

Below the rock platform is a low shelter that contains a number of hand stencils; the walls and ceiling of the cave have been affected by smoke and many of the stencils are hard to see.

Around the base of the platform are some interesting (natural) rock formations.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

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