West Head Hand Stencils – a contemporary site?
An unrecorded Aboriginal rock art art site at West Head, which may be contemporary. It has multiple stencils in red ochre.
West Head, part of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and only 90min from Sydney, has a variety of short walks… secluded beaches, off-track routes and rocky outcrops with views over Pittwater. Within West Head are many Aboriginal engravings sites and remains of WWII fortifications,
An unrecorded Aboriginal rock art art site at West Head, which may be contemporary. It has multiple stencils in red ochre.
An off-track walk from the end of the Challenger Trail at West Head, which follows the ridge along Challenger Head. Spectacular views and interesting rock formations.
A small panel of Aboriginal rock art above Towlers Bay, with three motifs in red ochre.
Offering sweeping views over Lovett Bay, Scotland Island and Pittwater, Birnie Lookout is reached by a walking track off the Towlers Bay Trail.
Two rows of mundoes near West Head Road which may have represented the tracks of mythological men; much of the site is now covered over.
An Aboriginal engraving of a fish, near the Euro Trig at West Head.
Two axe grinding grooves on a small rock platform above West Head Road
A partly off-track bushwalk around the Waratah Track and up to the Arden Trig to catch the sunset.
Two potholes with a deep channel around them and two axe grinding grooves along a steep ledge. A short distance away are engravings of a shield and fish (not found).
An Aboriginal engraving site on a spur beneath the Waratah Track, which may illustrate a fishing scene.