Duffys Forest Snake Engraving

Summary: An intriguing Aboriginal site in Duffys Forest, which has a snake engraving, axe grinding grooves and a pecked channel.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving, Water Hole
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Number of AGGs: 3
  • Motif/s: Snake
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2022

Located within a few hundred metres of a Daramulan figure is this unusual Aboriginal engraving of what appears to be a snake.

IMG 0089 LR Duffys Forest Snake Engraving

Adjacent to the snake engraving is a wide, curved pecked channel.

IMG 0094 LR Duffys Forest Snake Engraving

The site also has three axe grinding grooves.

IMG 0106 LR Duffys Forest Snake Engraving
IMG 0099 LR Duffys Forest Snake Engraving
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