Metheringhams Hill Aboriginal Site

Summary: A large rock platform above the Old Northern Road, which has five Aboriginal engravings including a large man and koala/Daramulan figure.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 5
  • Number of AGGs: 2
  • Motif/s: Daramulan, Deity, Kangaroo, Man
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1977
  • Originally Recorded by: R Taplin, Bob Pankhurst

Located on a rock platform above the Old Northern Road (about 8km north of Little Devils Rock), Metheringhams Hill Aboriginal Site includes a large man next to a smaller Daramulan (or koala) figure.

At the northern end of the large rock platform is a very weathered wallaby or kangaroo.

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Next to the wallaby/kangaroo is a human figure, also very weathered.

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At southern end is a large man with upraised arms who is “imposingly posed”; next to him is a smaller Daramulan figure.

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The small Daramalun or koala figure is the most distinct engraving, and is possibly a more recent figure.

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On a separate, smaller rock platform is an intriguing figure – it may be another Daramulan figure.

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The platform also has a small waterhole, with a couple of axe grinding grooves.

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