Bora Ring - Tucki Tucki, NSW, Australia - Australian Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

At the southern end of the Tucki Tucki Cemetery is a concrete 'milestone-looking' mini-pedestal, with a circular metal plaque embedded in it
with a three-masted sailing ship depicted; with R.R.H.S. above the ship, and MARKER 7, below. It is near what looks like a horse-training area, with multiple kopper-log post-rail sections done in a large grassy circle. Below the marker is concrete slab with a low-pitch, and a grey marble tablet, with the following inscription.

"This BORA RING is typical of many found on the East Coast of Australia, and marks a site of initiation of the Aboriginal boy into manhood and the secret knowledge of his tribe.

"It was, therefore, a place set aside for the sacred rites of the tribe, and was itself regarded sacred.

"The approach was by a winding path from a south westerly direction, most of which has been erased by cultivation.

"There is a break in the South Western sector of the ring marking the entrance, while a pit (or open grave) is found on the centre."

Visited: 1520 Monday, 10 June, 2019
[I first 'discovered' this site, when I was on my way to a geocaching Event at Goonellabah, back in May 2015.]

Age/Event Date: Aboriginal History Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only Type of Historic Marker if other: Plaque Related Website: [Web Link] Historic Resources.: R.R.H.S. = Richmond River Historical Society

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