Willunga Trig Fish

Summary: Solitary Aboriginal engraving of a fish, below the Willunga Trig station.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Fish
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1899
  • Originally Recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
  • Campbell Reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 6 in Aboriginal Carving of Port Jackon and Broken Bay (Download)
  • McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 108 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)

Below the Willunga Trig is an Aboriginal engraving described by W.D. Campbell in 1899 as a fish, and much later by McCarthy as a dolphin. The fish is still quite distinct, although it was described as being “lightly cut”.

AWAT2344 LR Willunga Trig Fish

Near the fish are a couple of large circles, which don’t appear natural.

  • AWAT2351 LR Willunga Trig Fish
  • AWAT2353 LR Willunga Trig Fish
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