Summary: Aboriginal engravings of a large macropod and two smaller figures near the Duckholes Trail.

On a small rock near the Duckholes Trail is an Aboriginal engraving of a wallaby or kangaroo.

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Below the large macropod is a much smaller macropod; it looks like another wallaby or kangaroo, but has no tail.

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A third and even fainter engraving also below the large kangaroo is a man.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.
Over a hundred Aboriginal sites have been recorded in the Hornsby region, with many of these in the Berowra Valley National Park and around the suburb of Berowra.
The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area protects over 3,000 known Aboriginal heritage sites, and many more which are yet to be recorded. This area includes the Blue Mountains National Park, Gardens of Stone, Wollemi National Park and Yengo National Park.
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.