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Name:
Axehead Cave
Description:

Located above the upper reaches of Bungleboori Creek has a width below the drip line of about 17m. The depth is about 13m as is the height at the front. The most visible sign that it is a significant Aboriginal site is the solitary quite large red ochre hand and forearm stencil on the left hand side wall of the cave. The assessment of the stone which gives the cave its name, was that it looks like a basalt stone core that has been well worked judging by what appears to be numerous flake scars on its surface, but it could have once been an axe, given its form.

Maps:
  • Wollangambe
Grid Reference:
  • With held
Location:
Newnes State Forest
Status:
Threatened
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Dry Canyon in the Gardens of Stone