Bare Hill is a mountain in the
locality of
Koah in the
Shire of Mareeba in North
Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Bare Hill Conservation Park and is noted for its significant Aboriginal
rock art
In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...
. Bare Hill rises to above sea level.
The rock art site at Bare Hill is at least 3500 years old according to scientists at
James Cook University
James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairn ...
. It is part of the traditional lands of the Bulwai people who lived i the open forest area to the west, around Clohesy River, the Davies Creek and Emerald Creek. The rock art depicts the legend of Ganandoran who was badly burned by two woman and he came to the site to die, so the Bulwai women decided to give birth at this rock.
References
* Douglas Seaton 1949, Aboriginal rock paintings of North Queensland : Bare Hill area, Cairns hinterland
* Lambert David 1992, Rock Art Conservation Inspection - Bare Hill, North Queensland, Aboriginal Australians
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Geography of Far North Queensland