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.

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

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

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