Animal track engravings along Lawson Ridge

Summary: A bird/emu track and wallaby/kangaroo track along Lawson Ridge in the Blue Mountains

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Number of AGGs: 1
  • Motif/s: Bird Track, Kangaroo Track
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1958
  • Originally Recorded by: Eugene Stockton

A remote Aboriginal engraving site along Lawson Ridge in the Blue Mountains has one set of what may be kangaroo tracks.

IMG 4622 LR Animal track engravings along Lawson Ridge

Nearby is another engraving which may be an emu or bird track.

IMG 4626 LR Animal track engravings along Lawson Ridge

A very shallow pool has a very shallow axe grinding groove.

IMG 4629 LR Animal track engravings along Lawson Ridge
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