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Northern-most section of the national park, from Myt Ku-ring-to the Hawkesbury River

Edwards Trig
Australia Hornsby Sydney - North

Edwards Trig

The second of three trig stations along Govett Ridge, Edwards Trig Station is accessed from Cowan Station via the track to Taffys Rock.

By oliverd :-), 6 daysMay 10, 2022 ago
AWAT2476 LR Cole Trig
Australia Hornsby Sydney - North

Cole Trig

A relatively easy-to-reach trig station, Cole Trig is on a ridge accessible from Cowan Station. An informal trail continues past Edward Trig to Taffys Rock.

By oliverd :-), 6 daysMay 10, 2022 ago
AWAT9735 LR Mt Ku-ring-gai Track engravings
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Mt Ku-ring-gai Track engravings

An Aboriginal engraving site above the Mt Ku-ring-gai Track with a giant bandicoot, echidna, three men and what may be an ancestral figure.

By oliverd :-), 1 monthApril 5, 2022 ago
AWAT4376 LR Initiation Ceremony above Cowan Creek
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Initiation Ceremony above Cowan Creek

An Aboriginal engraving on a spur above Cowan Creek, which may depict an initiation ceremony. The group of figures includes two deitiies and seven men.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 11, 2021 ago
AWAT2653 LR Cole Trig Fish
Australia NSW Sydney - North

Cole Trig Fish

A partly damaged Aboriginal engraving of a fish, along the track to Taffys Rock.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 9, 2021 ago
AWAT2617 LR Mundoes on Taffys Rock
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Mundoes on Taffys Rock

An Aboriginal engraving site on Taffys Rock, which consists of a line (50m in length) of 44 footprints around the summit.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 9, 2021 ago
AWAT2547 LR Taffys Gully Shelter
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Taffys Gully Shelter

Shelter with a single Aboriginal charcoal drawing in Taffys Gully.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 9, 2021 ago
AWAT2529 LR Taffys Rock Whales
Australia Hornsby NSW Sydney - North

Taffys Rock Whales

An Aboriginal engraving site on a low saddle along the track to Taffys Rock, which has two whales and a wallaby.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 9, 2021 ago
IMG 3767 LR highlighted Shark Rock Ridge Koalas and Shields
Australia NSW Sydney - North

Shark Rock Ridge Koalas and Shields

An Aboriginal engraving site along Shark Rock Ridge, which may represent “a hunting incident in the mythology or a totemic ritual”.

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 7, 2021 ago
IMG 3745 LR Shark Rock Ridge Hunting or Fishing Scene
Australia NSW Sydney - North

Shark Rock Ridge Hunting or Fishing Scene

One of several Aboriginal engraving sites along Shark Rock Ridge. It includes a large stingray, multiple fish, emus, kangaroos and kangaroo rats and a man (who may be hunting or fishing).

By oliverd :-), 6 monthsNovember 7, 2021 ago

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