Deerubbin (Kangaroo Point) Skate

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

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Stingray
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1995
  • Originally Recorded by: R.H. Mathews
  • R.H. Mathews, “Rock Pictures of the Australian Aborigines” presented to Royal Geographical Society of Australia, Queensland Branch (25 April 1896). p.636. Fig 29.

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

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