Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a goanna or lizard near Lyre Trig
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Goanna
Quality: 1/5
Condition of site: Weathered
Year first recorded: 2020
A very weathered Aboriginal engraving of a goanna or lizard near the Lyre Trig; it’s one of the sites in this area that wasn’t recorded by Ian Sim in the 1960s.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
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.
There are about 300 recorded Aboriginal heritage sites in Wollemi National Park, with the rugged and remote environment meaning many sites are yet to be "discovered" and recorded.
Bordered by Wollemi and Yengo National Park, the Parr State Conservation Area has many indigenous heritge sites, including rock engravings, cave pintings and axe grinding grooves.
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