Summary: A small rock platform near the Topham Trail with a very weathered Aboriginal engraving of a small man.
Art type/s: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Man
Quality: 1/5
Condition of site: Weathered
Year first recorded: 2020
Originally Recorded by: Bob Conroy
An Aboriginal engraving of a small man (about 1.5m in height), on a small rock platform east of the Topham Trail. The figure is very weathered, and very hard to see without good lighting.
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