Coba Ridge Engraving Site

Summary: A small Aboriginal engraving site with a kangaroo and Daramulan figure, on a small rock platform near the Coba Ridge in Marramarra National Park.

Along a rough track to the Coba Trig station is a small rock platform, which contains Aboriginal engravings – the site was once signposted, but this has now been removed. The most obvious figure is a kangaroo, which is very distinct and may at some point been re-grooved.

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Nearby and much less distinct is what appears to be a Daramulan figure (a sky hero associated with Baiame).

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AWAT0663 LR Coba Ridge Engraving Site

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