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Laughtondale Gully Rd
Maroota NSW 2756
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Maroota
Historic Site.
The walk from the
camp site to
the rock site is a short 50m or so distance past a
gate at the
carpark.
Devil's
Rock is one of 12 groups of engravings in this area. These include a ceremonial stone arrangement, 4 sets of axe grinding grooves, 3
rock shelters, 2 scarred trees and an open air
campsite. Access to the site, via Laughtondale Gully Road, is restricted, and subject to special arrangement with the local National Parks and Wildlife Service office. Main
rock platform includes 83 engravings and 54 axe grinding grooves. Engravings include boomerangs, fish, eels, human and bird tracks, a shield and boomerangs. Also of interest are motifs of European contact, which are rare in the
Sydney region. These include a sailing ship, a man in a top hat and a woman in a crinoline dress, believed to have been carved during the colonial era.