Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site which may represent a hunting scene, on the western side of the Long Trail

On the opposite side of the Long Trail to the complex “Roach Trig” site is another Aboriginal engraving site, which may represent a hunting scene.

Engraving Long Trail West Long Trail West

Although it contains multiple shields and a kangaroo, the site was not documented until 1984 (with an additional figure recorded in 2021). At the top of the site is a wallaby or kangaroo.

AWAT2943 LR Long Trail West
Montage1 stitch LR Long Trail West

Below the kangaroo are nine shields and two boomerangs.

Kangaroo and shields at Aboriginal engraving site on Long Trail

Most of the shields (carved with one vertical line and one or two transverse lines) are still fairly distinct.

A short distance to the south-east on the same rock platform is an additional figure of a man, which was not recorded in the original site sketch. Most of the engraving is still fairly distinct, although the the lower half of the body is quite weathered.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

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.
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.