Commandment Rock, Sydney

Name: Commandment Rock
Address: Sydney, Australia

#1195 among attractions in Sydney

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Commandment Rock is a large rock located in the Lane Cove National Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The site is home to rock engravings, both Aboriginal and European. An engraving of the Fifth Commandment on the rock gives it its name. It is reputed to have been carved in the late 19th century by a nearby resident, Thomas Tunbridge, as a punishment from his parents. Erosion has caused this engraving to be invisible today. Other engravings included a cannon, anchor, axe, sword, bow and arrow, and a crescent and "sunburst" motif, the only two Aboriginal engravings at the site. A sign posted near the rock depicts the engravings as they used to be. ()

Coordinates: 33°47'20"S, 151°8'48"E

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Ryde (Macquarie Park)Sydney Australia

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Commandment Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Fiddens Wharf, Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, North Shore Synagogue.

0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney
15 min walk • The Northern Suburbs Crematorium, officially Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, is a crematorium in North Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was officially opened on 28 October 1933, and the first cremation took place on 30 October 1933.
0.4 miN
Forest
Fiddens Wharf, Sydney
11 min walk • Fiddens Wharf or Killara Wharf was a former wharf on the Lane Cove River in Sydney, Australia. Named after the convict Joseph Fidden, the wharf was primarily used for the transport of timber and supplies to and from Sydney in the 19th century.
0.4 miW
Cemetery
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney
11 min walk • Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium formerly Northern Suburbs General Cemetery is a cemetery and crematorium in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The park caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements.
1.6 miNE
Synagogue
North Shore Synagogue, Sydney
42 min walk • The North Shore Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the Sydney suburb of Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1947, and having built its synagogue in 1950, it is the oldest synagogue on Sydney's North Shore.
1.1 miNW
Bridge
De Burghs Bridge, Sydney
29 min walk • De Burghs Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Lane Cove Road, part of the A3, across the Lane Cove River in Macquarie Park, Sydney, Australia. The bridge stretches from Macquarie Park in the south to West Pymble in the north.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, Sydney
20 min walk • The Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is one of six main indigenous forest communities of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that is typically in the Inner West region of Sydney.
1.1 miS
Park
Magdala Park, Sydney
29 min walk • Magdala Park is a recreational area. The park is adjacent to Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. The park also has forest areas, where recreational activities are taken up. The football field playing surfaces are maintained by the City of Ryde Council. The park has a canteen, seating and lights.
0.7 miSE
Bridge
Fullers Bridge, Sydney
17 min walk • Fullers Bridge, officially called the Fullers Creek Bridge, is a road bridge that carries Delhi Road to Millwood Avenue across the Lane Cove River, in Chatswood West, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
0.8 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lachlan's Square Village, Sydney
21 min walk • Lachlan's Square Village is a shopping centre in the suburb of Macquarie Park in Northern Sydney.
1.5 miSW
National park
Wallumatta Nature Reserve
40 min walk • Wallumatta Nature Reserve, also called the Macquarie Hospital Bushland, is a 6-hectare nature reserve bushland area, surrounded by the residential suburb of East Ryde, in suburban Sydney, Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Commandment Rock?

Nearby attractions include Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney (11 min walk), Fiddens Wharf, Sydney (11 min walk), Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney (15 min walk), Fullers Bridge, Sydney (17 min walk).

How to get to Commandment Rock by public transport?

The nearest stations to Commandment Rock:

Bus

Northern Suburbs Crematorium • Lines: 259 (13 min walk)
Julius Ave East • Lines: 545 (13 min walk)

Metro

North Ryde • Lines: Sydney Metro Northwest (16 min walk)
Macquarie Park • Lines: Sydney Metro Northwest (28 min walk)