Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Kangaroo and Eels

Summary: Several vertical Aboriginal engravings next to the Mount Ku-ring-gai Track, including a kangaroo and pair of eels.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Eel, Indeterminate figure, Kangaroo
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2017
  • Originally Recorded by: C. Douchkov

Hidden in plain site, this unusual Aboriginal engraving site along the Mount Ku-ring-gai has multiple vertical figures on two adjacent boulders. Facing north is a vertical engraving of a wallaby or kangaroo.

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On a nearby boulder are two eels, which span the entire height of the rock.

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On the opposite side of the same boulder is an intriguing figure, like the eels spans the entire height of the boulder.

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1X3A2228 LR enhanced Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Kangaroo and Eels

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