Berowra Waters Fish and Seal

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site on a vertical rock near Berowra Waters, with two fish and a figure which may be a seal.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Fish, Seal
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1982
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

Engraved on a vertical rock just above Berowra Creek are two fish, and an additional seal-like figure. The two fish are the most prominent engravings, and are located next to each other.

1X3A9017 LR Berowra Waters Fish and Seal
1X3A9718 LR Berowra Waters Fish and Seal

To the north of the fish is another figure that resembles a seal; it may be part of a larger figure that has been weathered.

1X3A9710 LR Berowra Waters Fish and Seal

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