Summary: An example of a scarred tree in the Blue Mountains, which has been burnt in the 2019/2020 bushfires.
Art type/s: Scarred Tree
Quality: 1/5
Condition of art: Fire damage
Badly charred by bushfire, this Aboriginal scarred tree is near the Oaks Firetrail in Glenbrook. Both the outside of the bark and the scar have been burnt in the 2019/2020 bushfires.
Bordered by Wollemi and Yengo National Park, the Parr State Conservation Area has many indigenous heritge sites, including rock engravings, cave pintings and axe grinding grooves.
Yengo National Park was an important spiritual and cultural place for the Darkinjung and Wonnarua People for thousands of years, and 640 Aboriginal cultural sites are recorded in the park and nearby areas.
Located to the north-west of Sydney, just south of the Dharug and Yengo National Parks, Maroota has a high concentration of (known) Aboriginal sites. Many more Aboriginal heritage sites are located in the Marramarra National Park. The original inhabitants of the area were the Darug people.
The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area protects over 3,000 known Aboriginal heritage sites, and many more which are yet to be recorded. This area includes the Blue Mountains National Park, Gardens of Stone, Wollemi National Park and Yengo National Park.
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