Lake Bolac Stone Arrangement

The Lake Bolac Stone Arrangement, also known as the Kuyang Stone Arrangement, is an Aboriginal ceremonial site in Victoria, Australia. Basalt stones are arranged in a 176-metre crescent pattern widely understood to depict a giant eel. It served as a gathering place for the Wada wurrung, Girai wurrung, and Djab wurrung peoples, with colonial records from 1841 noting gatherings of 800 to 1,000 Aboriginal people during eeling season. Registered on the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register since 1975, the site may have functioned as an astronomical indicator or aquacultural trap.

TypeMegalithic stones
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37.7068° S, 142.8514° E

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