Anticline Lane

Anticline Lane is a laneway which runs north and south, parallel to Windermere Street and Ascot Street. The north end of the lane begins at Sturt Street, with Steve's Fish and Chip shop on the corner. The south end of the lane is at Darling Street. It is approximately 1.6 kilometres in length. The lane is trafficable for its entire distance.

The name anticline is a geological term, meaning an arch like shape. There is a visible anticline in Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine, where the arch was uncovered during excavation to form the street.

The opposite of an anticlinal fold is a syncline, and Syncline Lane has been named after this formation. Research is still ongoing to discover the reasons for the laneway names, and whether or not it relates to underground features discovered during the gold mining period.