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McLeods Water Holes Heritage Area

Location

McLeods Water Holes Heritage Area

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

This area includes the large expanse of water known as McLeods Waterholes and the recreation reserve that surrounds it. The site has historical significance as the early natural water supply for the area and the site of a racecourse. It was named after the local pioneer, Angus McLeod. It has aesthetic significance as a place of natural beauty derived from the relationship of the water to the banks, vegetation and contours of the land surrounding the water holes. It has scientific interest as a place with a high probability of both pre and post-contact remnants suitable for archaeological investigation.

Group

Landscape - Cultural

Category

Other - Landscape - Cultural