Australia Central Coast Kulnura area NSW
Warre Warren Stone Circles
Stone or rock circles in the Warre Warren Aboriginal Place typically indicate nearby ceremonial places or sites.
McPherson State Forest covers an area of about around 6,500 hectares near Kulnura to the north-west of Sydney. Within the forest is the Warre Warren Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Area, an area of national significance with a number of sites and art.
Stone or rock circles in the Warre Warren Aboriginal Place typically indicate nearby ceremonial places or sites.
The Boat Cave (or Many Drawings Cave) has a large panel with male figures, a lizard and kangaroos.
A very long but shallow overhang with a series of alcoves, the Banksia Shelter in the McPherson State Forest includes two large Aboriginal paintings in red ochre.
The Corroborree Shelter in the McPherson State Forest has over 100 motifs, including a row of 13 human figures with upraised arms.
This sacred cave depicts generations of markings and drawings, with 857 motifs (mainly handprints) – the largest assemblage of motifs of any currently known sites.
A loop through the McPherson State Forest combining the Airfields Trail and an unnamed firetrail, The bushwalk explores some of the rock outcrops along the ridges.