Bairne Trail Fish

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a fish below the Bairne Track at West Head

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Fish
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2020
  • Originally Recorded by: Bob Conroy

Below the Bairne Track are many small rock platforms, hidden in the thick scrub. One of these contains an Aboriginal engraving of single fish, which was only recorded in 2020.

An Aboriginal engraving of a fish below the Bairne Track at West Head
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