Commodore Heights Fish

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site depicting a school of seven fish, towards the end of West Head Road

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Motif/s: Fish
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1965
  • Originally Recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
  • McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 142 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)
  • Sim Reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 (1965) Group 142 (Sheet 1, Fig D)

Sim described a number of fish just above West Head Road, at the western end of Commodore Heights. Most are still fairly distinct. Two fish are swimming head-to-tail, one larger than the other.

AWAT2887 LR Commodore Heights Fish

Another group of five fish are swimming in the same direction.

  • AWAT2873 LR Commodore Heights Fish
  • AWAT2903 LR Commodore Heights Fish
  • AWAT2909 LR Commodore Heights Fish

Although Sim described “extensive views to the north and east across Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River entrance” there are no longer views from the engraving. However, closer to the edge of the cliffs, a long series of rock platforms provides a nice view.

  • AWAT1996 LR Commodore Heights Fish
  • AWAT1991 LR Commodore Heights Fish

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