Deerubbin (Kangaroo Point) Skate

Summary: A distinct carving of a stingray, on a boulder just above the Hawkesbury River (Deerubbin) near Peats Ferrry Bridge.

  • Art type/s: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Stingray
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of art: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1995

A small boulder under the Peats Ferrry Bridge (Old Pacific Highway) at Kangaroo Point on the Hawkesbury River (Deerubbin) has a distinct carving of one stingray, and a fainter second stingray, just above the water line. Originally, the rock had four stingrays depicted.

Stingray under Peats Ferry Bridge (Brooklyn Point)
IMG 4516 LR Deerubbin (Kangaroo Point) Skate
Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to Hiking the World, and receive notifications of new posts by email. (A hike is added every 1-2 weeks, on average.)

Join 1,189 other subscribers

0 Comments

Leave a Reply

Aboriginal Sites by National Park

Aboriginal Rock Art – Maroota and Marramarra NP
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.
Aboriginal Rock Art – Berowra Valley
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.
Aboriginal Rock Art – Yengo National Park
Yengo National Park was an important spiritual and cultural place for the Darkinjung and Wonnarua People for thousands of years, and 640 Aboriginal cultural sites are recorded in the park and nearby areas.