STONEHENGE DAM

EVANSFORD ROAD AND MOUNT BECKWORTH ROAD WAUBRA, HEPBURN SHIRE, BALLARAT CITY

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    STONEHENGE DAM - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: Property has been fenced by the same family since 1870s; widely spaced cropping marks occur on the hillslope. The paddock was last ploughed in the 1870s - this area was apparently not affected.
    

    Interpretation of Site

    STONEHENGE DAM - Interpretation of Site

    Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Stock watering site - possibly quite old (pre-1900?).

    Heritage Inventory Description

    STONEHENGE DAM - Heritage Inventory Description

    A circular basalt lined dorm located on a degraded hillslope. Dimensions 12m diameter, depth approximately 0.5m. The hill is composed of basalt rubble, now mostly collapsed into the dam. It still holds a small amount of runoff from the hillside.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Local

    Heritage Inventory Site Features: 1. Stonelined dam - possibly associated with selector period. 2. Residual boundary line formed by row of native trees... e. rubida? e. obliqua? 3. Aboriginal site composed of artefacts washed down slope (not in situ) - incorporated within buffer zone -15 to 20m wide

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