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Marramarra National Park

1X3A0424 LR yre Coat of Arms Cave (Canoelands)
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Coat of Arms Cave (Canoelands)

The Coat of Arms Cave or Koh shelter in the Canoelands area contains considerable Aboriginal rock art, with over 50 figures in red ochre, white and charcoal.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJune 18, 2023 ago
1X3A0357 LR Layburys Creek Waterfall Shelter
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Layburys Creek Waterfall Shelter

Three weathered charcoal figures located in a long shelter behind a waterfall on Layburys Creek.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJune 18, 2023 ago
1X3A0335 LR Layburys Creek axe grinding grooves and art
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Layburys Creek axe grinding grooves and art

A significant site based on the incredibly large number of axe grinding grooves (>250), this site along Layburys Creek also has two shelters with rock art.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJune 17, 2023 ago
The Duckpond on Marramarra Creek
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

The Duckpond – a deep pool on Marramarra Creek

A deep and shaded swimming hole on Marramarra, The Duckpond is reached via a 5km (one-way) bushwalk, which an includes an off-track bushbash.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsFebruary 12, 2023 ago
The Duckpond on Marramarra Creek
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Down the Duckponds Ridge to The Duckpond on Marramarra Creek

A partly off-track bushwalk in Marramarra National Park, which initially follows the Duckponds Ridge Trail (a firetrail). The last bit down to The Duckpond, a deep pool on Marramarra Creek, has no track.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsFebruary 12, 2023 ago
AWAT8475 LR lab Duckponds Shelter
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Duckponds Shelter

Aboriginal cave paintings including a kangaro, two birds and some indeterrminate charcoal figures in a shelter above Marramarra Creek.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJanuary 3, 2023 ago
AWAT8533 LR Duckponds Ridge Emu on a Boulder
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Duckponds Ridge Emu on a Boulder

An emu and three (or four) mundoes on a boulder near Duckponds Ridge, in Marramarra National Park.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJanuary 3, 2023 ago
AWAT8382 LR Duckponds Ridge Emus and Mundoes
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Duckponds Ridge Emus and Mundoes

An Aboriginal rock engraving site near Duckponds Ridge, which has a long line of mundoes, three emus and some other unusual figures.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJanuary 2, 2023 ago
AWAT8349 LR Old Northern Road Kangaroos and Man
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Old Northern Road Kangaroos and Man

Small group of weathered Aboriginal engravings near the start of the Duckponds Trail in Marramarra National Park

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJanuary 2, 2023 ago
AWAT8557 LR Duckponds Ridge Scarred Tree
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Duckponds Ridge Scarred Tree

A scarred tree near Duckponds Ridge in Marramarra Narional Park.

By oliverd :-), 3 yearsJanuary 2, 2023 ago

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