Lyre Trig Oval and Fish

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a fish and an oval below Lyre Trig; it is one of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Fish, Oval
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1969
  • Originally Recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
  • McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 166 Series 1 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)
  • Sim Reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 1 Fig C (Series 1, p.52)

Located below the Lyre Trig, these two Aboriginal engravings are part of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim. The fish is “faint” with a “good tail”.

AWAT1323 LR Lyre Trig Oval and Fish

Nearby is an oval figure.

AWAT1337 LR Lyre Trig Oval and Fish
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