Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Winson Bay Boulder

Summary: A small boulder near the Mt Ku-ring-gai Track with very weathered figures in charcoal, red ochre and white ochre.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 6
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Graffiti damage
  • Year first recorded: 2001

An isolated boulder near the Mt Ku-ring-gai Track contains some remnant Aboriginal rock art.

1X3A2556 LR Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Winson Bay Boulder

Among the graffiti is the remains of a red ochre figure.

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1X3A2559 LR lre Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Winson Bay Boulder

There are some very faded charcoal motifs.

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1X3A2562 LR ybk Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Winson Bay Boulder

Several more weathered motifs are drawn in white ochre.

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1X3A2565 LR yrd Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Winson Bay Boulder

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