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Rock Carving Locations In Red Dead Redemption 2 | GamesRadar
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12/11/2023
One of the more mysterious collectables in the game. Here's where to find all 10 rock carvings in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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There are plenty of collectibles to gather in Red Dead Redemption 2 and one of the more
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mysterious ones are the rock carvings which are strange images engraved into the stones
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found throughout the world. Here's where to find all 10.
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This mission begins when you speak to Francis Sinclair, a stranger that you'll find outside
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his cabin north-west of Strawberry. Once you've mailed him the 10th set of coordinates
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you'll be able to complete this particular stranger mission by reading his invitation
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and then visiting him again at this cabin. We'll start hunting for these near Strawberry
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and work our way around the map anti-clockwise from west to east so you should be able to
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pick them up in one long ride. The first is possibly the most awkward of
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all of the rock carvings to actually collect. This one is located on the south-west shore
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of Orangula Lake to the west of Strawberry itself. It's engraved on the highest rock
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pile here but although you can get up close and personal you'll need to stand on the
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shore for the prompt to actually appear. The second is near Mount Shan. Follow the
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path that takes you towards the summit and keep following it until you're right under
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the T on the map and the road makes a bit of a snake shape as it turns down the mountain.
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Here you'll not only find some giant bones but a second rock carving on the right of
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the rocks above the path. Next head to the cliffs of Limpini and head
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to the southern end of them. Here, overlooking that burnt out settlement, recessed deep in
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the cliff face you'll find your third rock carving.
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For the fourth, head to the southern point of Moonstone Pond to the south of Grizzlies
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East in Amberino. Then go towards the area where the ground rises to the south-east of
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the pond. Make your way up the side using the little grass path and then aim for the
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rocky outcrops beyond. Move past the first one and then make your way towards the second
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large outcrop but duck down the path that juts off to the right before it. Follow the
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grass around and you'll see the pyramid themed rock carving in the stones in front
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of you. For the fifth one, head to the northern shore
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of the Elysian Pool. From here head east and you'll see a rather large rock carving high
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up on the jutting cliff to your left if you're on the path.
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The sixth can be found east of Deer Cottage. Once you arrive here, follow the path up a
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bit until you can access the rock face behind it. Move along the first level of the cliff
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face and the rock carving is right there, just loitering above Deer Cottage.
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The seventh is on a cliff face on a peak south-west of Bacchus Station and north-east of Fort
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Wallace. Follow the road up to the north-east from Fort Wallace until you see an unmarked
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path snake up a large hill. Head up here until you reach two stone peaks. Pass between them
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and then follow the path around to the left. When the path splits, go downhill and the
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rock carving is engraved onto the cliff to your left.
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For the eighth one, follow the road that turns east above the sea in Cumberland Forest on
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the map until you reach a broken rope bridge. Now turn back on yourself and make sure you
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go up into the trees on the cliff above. Head to the edge and you'll see another ledge
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below. Drop down there and then walk to the edge where you'll find the rock carving on
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the cliff face to your left, directly above the rope bridges.
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The ninth one is also near a wooden bridge. On the bank on the left-hand side of the Wynyard
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Strait where the wooden bridge crosses it is the ninth rock carving, engraved on the
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stone a few feet up the thin path from the bridge.
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And finally to find the tenth rock carving, follow the map up into Mount Hagen until the
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point is about to reach its natural conclusion. The rock carving is pretty obvious from the
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path there on the rock face to your right.
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So that's where to find all ten Red Dead Redemption 2 rock carvings. All that's left
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to do now is send your findings back to Francis Sinclair. A note though, if you hand in all
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ten coordinates at once, you'll have to retrieve your mail over a number of in-game
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days. The first time you get it, you'll get the $10 reward and Kentucky Bourbon that
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you would have got for handing in one set of coordinates and you'll also get the rock
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statue that you get for handing in five. Then you'll have to go back again a little later
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to collect Francis Sinclair's invitation letter. Once you have it, head back to Sinclair's
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cabin near Strawberry to discover the true meaning of the rock carvings.
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Oh, hello. Can I help you? Oh, I'm sorry for intruding. Mrs. Sinclair? Yes, how did you
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know? I'm looking for your husband. My husband? Yeah. He's dead. He's been dead since just
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before Francis was born one year ago. Your husband Francis is dead? No, this is Francis.
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My husband Tom is dead. I'm a little confused. Yes, I think you are. What was your name?
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That's not important. Excuse me. So what's actually happened here? Well, it
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seems that Francis Sinclair is a baby now, but the guy you saw at the beginning of this
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mission is also Francis Sinclair, but from the future. If you study all the documents
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pinned up on the wall, which are the same images as the rock carvings, it seems like
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Francis has been travelling through time portals and going on little adventures, but coming
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back to this Wild West timeline to record them. Why is another question, as is the location
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of the portal he's using now. Is it possible to find it in the world? Maybe. It's certainly
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something to investigate and please let us know your theories in the comments below.
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