Aboriginal Rock Art – Berowra Valley
Hundreds of Aboriginal rock art sites have been recorded in the Hornsby region, with many of these in the Berowra Valley National Park.
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Hundreds of Aboriginal rock art sites have been recorded in the Hornsby region, with many of these in the Berowra Valley National Park.
A short side-track off the Bobbin Head Trail to a signposted Aboriginal engraving site, which has a broad range of motifs.
A large whale, two fish and three kangaroos across three adjacent rock platforms near Woy Woy Road.
A giant kangaroo and mundoe (and nearby shield), probably of mythological importance
An unusual engraving depicting a man striking a wallaby, on a small platform above a waterfall
A ritual Aboriginal site near the America Bay Track, which features a large Daramulan (ancestral hero)
A short detour off the America Bay Track reveals some fascinating Aboriginal rock engravings, including a large whale
Described as an “animal scene”, the 15 engravings on a rock platform along the Myall Trail in Mt Ku-ring-gai includes a number of wallabies and kangaroos
A long Shelter with Art along the Myall Trail, which includes over 80 motifs drawn in charcoal
Two kangaroos on either side of a rock shelter; one with entrails coming out of its stomach