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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Kellys Creek Two Stencils

Two Aboriginal hand stencils in a small and shallow rock shelter.
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Year first recorded: 1980
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Kellys Creek Kangaroo

Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo on a long rock platform just above a firetrail
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 1973
  • Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
  • Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/8 (Mt White)
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Dingo’s Lair – a significant Wollemi rock art site

Dingo's Lair is a significant Aboriginal rock art site in the Wollemi, which depicts a number of dingos and quolls, as well as other native fauna.
  • Number of motifs: 43
  • Year first recorded: 1979
  • Originally recorded by: Jo McDonald
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Chambers Gorge – a significant Adnyamathanha rock art site

Chambers Gorge in the central Flinders Ranges is a significant cultural site for the Adnyamathanha people. The walls of the gorge feature extensive rock art with both engraved and some painted figures.
  • Number of motifs: 200
  • Year first recorded: 1957
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Arkaroo Rock – a remarkable Aboriginal rock art shelter

Akurra Adnya (Arkaroo Rock) is a culturally significant Aboriginal rock art site, which is considered one of the best examples of Adnyamathanha rock art. The shelter is reached by a 3.2km loop bushwalk.
  • Number of motifs: 100
  • Year first recorded: 1957
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Niagara Park Aboriginal Art Shelter

A complex and spectacular Aboriginal Shelter with Art near the Strickland State Forest. The site contains over 60 motifs in white ochre and charcoal.
  • Number of motifs: 60
  • Year first recorded: 1990
  • Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
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Narara Creek Koala

An Aboriginal engraving of a koala on a sloping rock platform above Narara Creek.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 2020
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Narara Creek Man

A single figure of a man engraved on a small rock platform above Narara Creek.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 2021
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Mangrove Road Two Men

An Aboriginal engraving site in Strickland State Forest with two male figures, and 16 grinding grooves.
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Year first recorded: 1945
  • Originally recorded by: Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
  • Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/66
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Dog Trap Road Grinding Grooves

A long rock ledge near Dog Trap Road, which has 30 grinding grooves and eight mundoes.
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Year first recorded: 1980
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Piles Creek Fish

An Aboriginal engraving of a fish on a small rock platform, south of the Mooney Mooney Aboriginal area.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 1970
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Powerline Trail Charcoal Art Shelter

Very weathered Aboriginal rock art in charcoal near the Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Area.
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Year first recorded: 1975
  • Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
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Towlers Bay Red Ochre Figures

A small panel of Aboriginal rock art above Towlers Bay, with three motifs in red ochre.
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Year first recorded: 2025
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Smiths Creek Two Men Hunting

An Aboriginal engraving site in Cottage Point which has two men, one with a headdress holding a boomerang (who may be a deity) and the other with a club across his waist.
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Year first recorded: 1978
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Smiths Creek Man and Fish

An Aboriginal engraving site in Cottage Point with two large fish, and a man with upstretched arms.
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Year first recorded: 1978
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Smiths Creek Man

An Aboriginal engraving site depicting a man with a long body and head-dress.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 1977
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Moore Creek Charcoal Art

A single indeterminate charcoal motif in a long shelter above Moore Creek.
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Year first recorded: 2010

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.