Summary: A circular pothole surrounded by over 20 axe grinding grooves, near the Peeble Trail just outside Marramarra National Park. The rock platform also has some very weathered Aboriginal engravings.

On a rock platforn near the Peebles Trail is a waterhole, which is surrounded by axe grinding grooves, and what appear to be much narrower spear grinding grooves.

There are least 20 grooves (and what appears to be a gooved channel) around the circular pothole.

Scattered around the rock platform are at least six engravings, although all of them are very faint. Near the centre of the rock platform are two overlapping wallabies or kangaroos.

Towards the south is an interesting animal; it’s hard to determine what it is (possibly an emu); part of the figure is very roughly pecked.

At the top of the platform is a grinding bowl.

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