Duffys Forest Water Holes
Three axe grinding grooves next to three water holes along a creek in Duffys Forest.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a protected area north of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. It encompasses coastline, rainforest, bushland and a portion of the Hawkesbury River. The park has significant Aboriginal sites, including ancient red ochre rock paintings and rock engravings, reached via the Red Hands Cave track. West Head lookout and the 19th-century Barrenjoey Lighthouse offer coastal vie
Three axe grinding grooves next to three water holes along a creek in Duffys Forest.
An unrecorded Aboriginal rock art art site at West Head, which may be contemporary. It has multiple stencils in red ochre.
An off-track walk from the end of the Challenger Trail at West Head, which follows the ridge along Challenger Head. Spectacular views and interesting rock formations.
A small panel of Aboriginal rock art above Towlers Bay, with three motifs in red ochre.
Offering sweeping views over Lovett Bay, Scotland Island and Pittwater, Birnie Lookout is reached by a walking track off the Towlers Bay Trail.
An Aboriginal engraving site in Cottage Point which has two men, one with a headdress holding a boomerang (who may be a deity) and the other with a club across his waist.
An Aboriginal engraving site in Cottage Point with two large fish, and a man with upstretched arms.
An Aboriginal engraving site depicting a man with a long body and head-dress.
A summary of the Aboriginal rock engraving sites in Sydney’s north recorded by W.D. Campbell, Ian Sim and Fred McCarthy.
Two rows of mundoes near West Head Road which may have represented the tracks of mythological men; much of the site is now covered over.