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Rock Cut Tunnel, ford and water race (Break Neck Gully, via Ambler Lane Track)

Location

Ambler Lane, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

A water race in Lerderderg Gorge with sections rock-cut, mortared freestone, earth-walled channel and possibly once on timber races. There is a rock-cut tunnel at Tunnel Point, a ford and hut sites.

This long site is oflocal historical significance as a representative embodiment of an extractive process for recovery ofgold and a way oflife in the late nineteenth century. It is of scientific significance for its archaeological research potential.

Group

Utilities - Water

Category

Water Tunnel