Boyagin Rock

Boyagin Rock is located 10 km south west of Brookton and 26 km north west of Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, which is approximately 175 km south east of Perth.[1][2][3] The Boyagin Rock outcrop rises 50m above the surrounding land[3] and is an crestal area of an granite inselberg within the geological Yilgarn Craton framework. The Boyagin Rock Nature Reserve that contains Boyagin Rock, is widely recoginised as one of the few areas of original fauna and flora still intact on the Wheatbelt.[4] It provides refuge for a variety of fauna including numbats, goannas, echidnas and Tammar wallabies.[2]

Boyagin Rock (6478985431)

Aboriginal significance

Boyagin Rock is known to the Noongar as "Boogin"[5] and according to the Balardong Noongar it is a site of significance. A traditional story of how the rock came to be is from Noongar Elder Janet Collard who said that her husband (Andy Collard) told the story of how a big Wagyl (dreamtime water snake) wound itself round and round to form the rock, and is the last resting place of the Wagyl.[6] Elder Cliff Humphries also spoke of the Wagyl who would during the time of creation travel from places including Boyagin Rock.[7]

Len Collard, through his research with elders of the area, was told calling out the name of the Wagyl at this location will bring the rains.[8] Another belief is that if you walk to the top of the outcrop without stopping you will have a long life.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boyagin_Rock_(6478985431).jpg
  2. 1 2 "Things To See And Do » Shire of Brookton". www.brookton.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. 1 2 "Attractions » Shire of Pingelly". www.pingelly.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Boyagin | Explore Parks WA | Department of Parks and Wildlife". parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  5. 1 2 "Boyagin Rock Dreamtime Trail Master Concept Plan" (PDF). May 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Film | Kaartdijin Noongar". www.noongarculture.org.au. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Literature Review for Avon Basin Noongar Heritage and Cultural Significance of Natural Resources" (PDF).
  8. ↑ Prof. Collard, L. (2015) Oral Interview. Fremantle


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