Scout Camp Road Kangaroo

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo on a small rock platform near Scout Camp Road.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1976
  • Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
  • Sim Reference: Sim Collection, Site 3/16 (Kariong)
  • Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 3/16 (Kariong), p.20

A solitary Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo near Scout Camp Road in Kariong; the figure was lost for many years under dirt, silt and vegetation before being uncovered. Behind the kangaroo on the small rock platform is a natural waterhole.

Scout Camp Road Kangaroo

The macropod has a very distinct groove, with peck marks clearly visible around its head and ears.

1X3A5454 LR Scout Camp Road Kangaroo

Closer to Woy Woy Road are another two wallabies/kangaroos, drawn in a similar style (Scout Camp Road macropods).

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