Appears as a large mundoe on a rock surface amongst many that water flows over about 30 metres south of the Bairne Track in the Bairne Trig Area. From another angle this site appears as a series of three parallel lines. There are a number of rock platforms in this area containing no engravings.
Revisiting the Aboriginal Engravings of the Sydney / Hawkesbury Districts. 14 Blacks, 6 Tigers, 3 Death Adders, 8 Brown Snakes, one unidentified grey blue snake but no pythons ..... that would be about 42 serious reptiles for more than 511 engraving platforms and a few caves - INXS of 7636 engravings, still counting and still loving it!!!
Yep ...we are all still patiently waiting for the day when the people from world's oldest continuing culture, holding the same legal rights as a rock on a track before 1967, the traditional owners of this land, are at least acknowledged in the Constitution of Australia as part of the development of a treaty and edge closer to true reconciliation.
Showing posts with label Bairne Track.. Show all posts
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18 Jul 2016
Sugar Glider and Shields, Bairne Trig
Large Fish
One of several shields
Large Sugar Glider
A significant engraving site, located about 50 metres west of the original Trig Station, can be revealed by brushing back the casuarina needles and pouring water over the rock surface. This is the location of the main site that W.D.Campbell recorded in 1899. An additional site was recorded 63 feet to the south west but was unable to be located.
Engravings ,Original Bairne Trig Station, West Head
Original Bairne Trig Station with Surveyor Mark 33 36 47.8 /151 17 8.2
A series of feint engravings south of the native bee colony that is about 100 metres north of the original Trig Station.
Large Rock Platform about 130 metres from the original Bairne Trig Area.
W.D.Campbell in 1899 recorded two engraving sites on Bairne Trig at West Head. The locations of these were very difficult to identify due to encroaching vegetation and the suggested actual co-ordinates of Bairne Trig itself.
Bairne Trig is located on the south east edge of the upper platform - strangely perhaps not the highest point on the hill. It is located on a rock that has seemed to have broken away from the main rock platform. It is tricky to find and another site I probably wouldn't attempt to reach outside of winter.
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