Summary: A large man with upraised arms, part of a series of Aboriginal engraving sites documented by Ian Sim and Fred McCarthy.
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Man
Quality: 2.5/5
Condition of site: Good
Year first recorded: 1981
Originally Recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
McCarthy reference: Unpublished Notebook 62C Series 1 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)
Sim Reference: Sim Collection Site 3/6 S2
Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 3/6 Series 2 (Kariong)
Close to Woy Woy Road is an Aboriginal engraving of man, with upstretched arms and an unusually long penis. It is part of a series of nine Aboriginal engraving sites documented by Ian Sim and Fred McCarthy which cross Woy Woy Road.
There are about 300 recorded Aboriginal heritage sites in Wollemi National Park, with the rugged and remote environment meaning many sites are yet to be "discovered" and recorded.
Hornsby Shire - which is the largest LGA in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region - contains approximately 600 recorded Aboriginal rock art sites (and over 1,200 Aboriginal heritage sites). These date back from thousands of years to post-European contact art.
The Blue Mountains National Park (and surrounding areas along the Great Western Highway) is thought to have over a thousand indigenous heritage sites, although much of the park has not been comprehensively surveyed. The Aboriginal rock sites in the Blue Mountains include grinding grooves, stensils, drawing and rock carvings.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
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.
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