Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site on the ridge above Lobster Beach in Bouddi NP, which has a man, a fish and what may be a mantra ray.

Along Lobster Ridge (a ridge above Lobster Beach) is long rock platform, which has several Aboriginal rock engravings. On it’s own, a small distance from two larger figures, is a small fish which is very crudely pecked.

A little further on a darker section of sandstone is a man, who also has fairly distinct peck marks.

Near the man is a large, figure which has what appears to be multiple fins or rays.

It’s perhaps a manta ray; the closest figure I can compare this with is a figure described as a manta ray in Muogamarra (Peats Crater Trail Manta Ray and Men). Ian Sim described the creature as a manta ray – but did not mention the other two figures.

Many of the grooves are very distinct, but some appear make use of natural lines in the sandstone, making to hard accurately outline the entire figure.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

Red Hands Cave, Glenbrook (Blue Mountains)
The Blue Mountains National Park (and surrounding areas along the Great Western Highway) is thought to have over a thousand indigenous heritage sites, although much of the park has not been comprehensively surveyed. The Aboriginal rock sites in the Blue Mountains include grinding grooves, stensils, drawing and rock carvings.
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.
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.