Mangrove Road Kangaroo and Eel

Summary: A small Aboriginal engraving site with an eel and kangaroo on a small boulder.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Eel, Kangaroo
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1980
  • J.C. Lough, Freeway No. 3 (Mt White to Ourimbah) Archaeological Survey, January 1980. Site K-047.

Located above Mangrove Road, this Aboriginal engraving site has a kangaroo and eel on a small boulder.

IMG 0426 LR Mangrove Road Kangaroo and Eel

The kangaroo is about 1.5km in length and the eel 1m.

IMG 0418 LR Mangrove Road Kangaroo and Eel
IMG 0422 LR Mangrove Road Kangaroo and Eel

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