Lake Bolac Stone Arrangement

The Lake Bolac stone arrangement, also known as the Kuyang stone arrangement, is an Aboriginal ceremonial site near the town of Lake Bolac in the Western District, north-east of Hamilton, Victoria [1]. It is one of several Aboriginal stone arrangements scattered across Australia [1]. It was registered on the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register in 1975 [1]. The basalt stones are arranged in two lines and are said to resemble a giant eel [1]. The stones vary in size from about 30 centimetres to 150 centimetres, with some possibly having been embedded in holes in the ground so as to make them stand upright [1]. The Lake Bolac ceremonial site, and the similar Wurdi Youang site, were identified as being Aboriginal structures on the basis that there was "no counterpart among colonial structures and there was no evidence that they ever formed part of any type of fence or building" [1]. At some stage, some of the stones were removed to make way for a road [1].