Morgan Road (Belrose) Shields engraving

Summary: A weathered Aboriginal engraving of a shield on a rock platform near Morgan Road in Belrose.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Shield
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1990
  • Originally Recorded by: Michael Guider

On the opposite side of Morgan Road to the “Lizard Rock” Aboriginal rock engraving site are two shields; only one of these is still visible. The weathered shield engraving is somewhat protected by a timber frame, and has two transverse lines and one longitudinal line.

1X3A2754 LR Morgan Road (Belrose) Shields engraving

The large rock platform is part of informal network of mountain-biking tracks.

1X3A2764 LR Morgan Road (Belrose) Shields engraving
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