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A series of 13 Aboriginal engraving sites which form part of the Flat Rocks Ridge Dharug ceremonial ground. First documented in 1895, the Flat Rocks area has over 350 figures including many significant ancestral spirits.
Flat Rocks Ridge Group 6 is one of the most significant Aboriginal engraving sites of this area. The vast rock platform includes a large Baiame and stingray, as well as hunting scenes and and animal tracks.
A long, mostly off-track bushwalk which ascends steeply to the Gunderman Peninsula before following the ridge. The route then traverses a gully to reach Flat Rocks Ridge, before following the 11km Walking Track to finish at Mill Creek.
Very weathered and hard to see, this Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo was first recorded by Ian Sim and Fred McCarthy.
A large shelter along a tributary of Werong Creek in Yengo NP which has a large number of stencils, including boomerangs and stone axes.
One of two adjoining shelters along a tributary of Werong Creek with Aboriginal rock art; this shelter has mostly hand stencils.
A deep sandstone shelter near Stockyard Creek which has Aboriginal rock art dating back to around AD1470, with over 60 motifs including a “starburst” drawing and many hand stencils.
A low shelter with Aboriginal rock art (including a dingo drawn in charcoal) and two sets of grinding grooves.
A small shelter with Aboriginal art near the Finchley Campground; it has three white outline figures on the ceiling.
An enormous overhang in a remote section of the Wollemi, with a small panel of Aboriginal rock art which includes an unusual therianthrope motif.