Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a large whale on a flat rock surface in Mangrove Mountains. Nearby are two Aboriginal wells.

Located on private property in the Mangrove Mountaim area, this rock engraving of a whale was first documented by Ian Sim in 1966.

Described as having a “Faint, smooth groove visible only under suitable light conditions” over fifty years ago, it’s hard to make out the detail of the body, which includes five small fins. However, you can see the entire outline of the whale’s body with the right lighting.

A more unusual feature of the site is two Aboriginal wells; despite being located at the the highest point of the small hill, both are always full of water even during dry periods. One of the them, which is now surrounded by scrub, is well over a metre deep.

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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.
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.