Red Hands Cave waterholes

Summary: A series of waterholes with grinding grooves on a large sandstone creek bed near Red Hand Cave.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Water Hole
  • Number of AGGs: 8
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2024

Near the Red Hands Cave is a beautiful series of waterholes with grinding grooves along an unnnamed, intermittent creek.

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Two of the circular waterholes have worn axe grinding grooves next to them.

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