Summary: On a large rock platform along Christys Gully Firetrail is an oval or ray-like Aboriginal engraving and a set of grinding grooves.
Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Number of AGGs: 12
Motif/s: Oval
Quality: 2.5/5
Condition of site: Weathered
Year first recorded: 1993
Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff
Along the Christys Gully Firetrail is a large rock platform which has an unusual Aboriginal engraving of a ray-like figure. It’s only visible with good lighting or after rain (photo: Matt Niven).
On the same rock platform is a row of axe grinding grooves.
Located to the north-west of Sydney, just south of the Dharug and Yengo National Parks, Maroota has a high concentration of (known) Aboriginal sites. Many more Aboriginal heritage sites are located in the Marramarra National Park. The original inhabitants of the area were the Darug people.
The Blue Mountains National Park (and surrounding areas along the Great Western Highway) is thought to have over a thousand indigenous heritage sites, although much of the park has not been comprehensively surveyed. The Aboriginal rock sites in the Blue Mountains include grinding grooves, stensils, drawing and rock carvings.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
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