Latest Indigenous Sites

The latest indigenous sites I’ve visited and documented, with links to historical records where available. To find a specific site or search by site features, use the Indigenous Site Search.

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Wheeny Creek Charcoal Gallery

A shallow overhang with Aboriginal rock art above Wheeny Creek, which has over fifty motifs (almost all in charcoal).
  • Number of motifs: 55
  • Year first recorded: 2026
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Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Red Ochre Fish

An Aboriginal rock art site next to the Mount Ku-ring-gai Track with a single fish in red ochre.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 2017
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Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Kangaroo and Eels

Several vertical Aboriginal engravings next to the Mount Ku-ring-gai Track, including a kangaroo and pair of eels.
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Year first recorded: 2017
  • Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
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Mt Ku-ring-gai Track White Man Cave

A large Aboriginal rock art shelter near the Mount Ku-ring-gai Track; it has over 50 figures (many very weathered) which include a man in white ochre, many hand and arm stencils and a red ochre fish.
  • Number of motifs: 50
  • Year first recorded: 1983
  • View site sketch
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Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Koradji

A long and deep shelter above the Mount Ku-ring-gai Track which may have been a ceremonial site; it includes numerous koradji figures in red ochre and a long snake in charcoal.
  • Number of motifs: 12
  • Year first recorded: 2021
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Mt Ku-ring-gai Track Baiame

An Aboriginal engraving of a large deity figure (possibly Baiame) below the Mt Ku-ring-gai Track on a small rock platform.
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Year first recorded: 2023
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Ibis Cave Aboriginal art shelter

A Blue Mountains Aboriginal rock art site at the base of a tall cliff near the Bells Line of Road, which includes a depiction of an ibis in charcoal.
  • Number of motifs: 29
  • Year first recorded: 2020
  • Originally recorded by: William Moon
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Sams Creek Kangaroo and Emu

Two adjacent shelters with Aboriginal rock art above Sams Creek in Mt Ku-ring-gai; the figures include a large kangaroo, headless emu and kangaroo tracks.
  • Number of motifs: 16
  • Year first recorded: 2021
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Sams Creek Echidna

An Aboriginal rock art site above Sams Creek in Mount Ku-ring-gai, with a very detailed drawing of an echidna.
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Year first recorded: 2021
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Sams Creek Charcoal Art

A shallow overhang above Sams Creek with Aboriginal rock art depicting what appear to be a shield and animals.
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Year first recorded: 2021
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Lions Pass Red Ochre Shelter

A small shelter with Aboriginal rock art below Lions Head; the red ochre motifs may include an emu and sailing ship.
  • Number of motifs: 6
  • Year first recorded: 2024
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New Place Eagle Shelter

A spectacular Aboriginal rock art site in the Bala Range, this shelter has over 265 motifs including two eagles, anthropomorphs, lines of "dancing men" figures and 50+ hand stencils.
  • Number of motifs: 265
  • Year first recorded: 2017
  • Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
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Boree Track Daramulan engraving

A number of weathered engravings on a rock platform near the Boree Track, which includes a Daramulan figure.
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Year first recorded: 1994
  • Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
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Boree Track Halfway Hill waterhole

A pothole on a ridge above the Boree Track with carved water channels, which was also used by European settlers who carved their initals and a horse into the rock.
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Year first recorded: 1965
  • Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
  • McCarthy reference: LOCKYER Group 5A
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Boree Track Carrolls Cave

A long, tunnel-like shelter, Carrolls Cave has over 80 Aboriginal hand stencils, as well as stencils of stone axes and spears. Above the shelter are a mundoe and kangaroo engraving.
  • Number of motifs: 102
  • Year first recorded: 1993
  • Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff, Bob Pankhurst
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Frying Pan Rock – a complex Aboriginal engraving site

One of the significant and complex Aboriginal engraving sites along the Boree Track, Frying Pan Rock has over 130 figures. The site probably depicts one or more hunting scenes, and includes 12 kangaroos (two of them speared) as well as many other animals.
  • Number of motifs: 139
  • Year first recorded: 1898
  • Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
  • Sim reference: Group XV (McDonald River)
  • McCarthy reference: LOCKYER McDonald River District Group 8
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Devils Rock Lyrebird Shelter

An Aboriginal rock art shelter near Devils Rock, which contains an impressive gallery of charcoal and red ochre figures.
  • Number of motifs: 35
  • Year first recorded: 1970
  • Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
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Bala Range Small Charcoal Panel

A small and shallow shelter with Aboriginal rock art below a ridge off the Bala Range Trail.
  • Number of motifs: 6
  • Year first recorded: 2016
  • Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov

INDIGENOUS SITES BY PARK

Aboriginal Rock Art – Blue Mountains National Park
Red Hands Cave, Glenbrook (Blue Mountains)
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.
Aboriginal Rock Art – Hornsby Shire
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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.
Aboriginal Rock Art – Lane Cove
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Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.
Aboriginal Rock Art – Maroota and Marramarra NP
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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.