Gosford Glyphs
The Gosford Glyphs, also known as Kariong Hieroglyphs, are a group of approximately 300 Egyptian-style hieroglyphs located in Kariong, Australia. They are found in an area known for its Aboriginal petroglyphs, between Gosford and Woy Woy, New South Wales, within the Brisbane Water National Park.Photo: Zroota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Glyphs from Kariong, Australia
- Also known as: “Kariong Hieroglyphs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tascott railway station and Koolewong railway station.
Tascott railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Ansen, CC BY 2.0.
Tascott railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Central Coast suburb of Tascott opening in October 1905. Tascott railway station is situated 1½ km east of Gosford Glyphs.
Koolewong railway station
Railway station
Photo: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koolewong railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Central Coast suburb of Koolewong opening on 29 November 1920. Koolewong railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Gosford Glyphs.
Kariong Mountains High School
School
Kariong Mountains High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Kariong, a suburb of Gosford, in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Kariong Mountains High School is situated 2½ km north of Gosford Glyphs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tascott and Kariong.
Tascott
Suburb
Tascott is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Gosford and Woy Woy on Brisbane Water's western shore. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
Kariong
Suburb
Photo: Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0.
Kariong is a locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia west of Gosford along the Central Coast Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
Koolewong
Suburb
The Central Coast of New South Wales is a coastal region immediately to the north of the state capital of Sydney and south of the state's second largest city Newcastle.
Gosford Glyphs
- Categories: archaeological find, petroglyph, counterfeit, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.4513° or 33° 27′ 5″ southLongitude
151.30267° or 151° 18′ 10″ eastOpen location code
4RRHG8X3+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4379981357OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q100325466
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Gosford Glyphs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “高士福雕文”
- Igbo: “Gosford Glyphs”
- Indonesian: “Glif Gosford”
- Italian: “Glifi di Gosford”
- Spanish: “Glifos de Gosford”
- Ukrainian: “Гліфи Госфорда”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emergency Operations Centre and Kariong Fire Control Centre.
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