New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves

Summary: A small pothole with multiple axe grinding grooves on a ridge above New Place.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG)
  • Number of AGGs: 20
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2017

On a ridge above New Place Creek in the Bala Range are multiple waterholes, one of which has numerous axe grinding grooves.

1X3A9855 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves
1X3A9864 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves

Nearby is what is likely a natural bowl in the sandstone.

1X3A9868 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves

Below the grinding grooves are some spectacular sandstone caves (none contain any art).

1X3A9848 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves
1X3A9851 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves
1X3A9847 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves

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