A couple of weeks ago I told everyone that I would continue on with my discussion about my directed study looking at Highbury’s Torrens Linear Park. I also mentioned that I would include information regarding the tour of the park that I had with my industry partner, Lea Crosby. So here goes.
I met Lea around 9am and we made our way to Highbury’s Torrens Linear Park, a park I had never been to, where we commenced our tour of the site and discussed significant features of the park. The very first feature and the location where we began our tour was this tree (pictured below) which is quantum to the local Kaurna people.
After noting this feature we then continued walking through the park looking at the flora and fauna on the way. We also, luckily, met Mick Medic, a horticulturalist, who explained the local fauna and flora to us, as well as giving us a tour of Boord House (below).
Taken at the site of the tree (on the right you can see the tree)
Boord House
Lea and I then continued our tour by taking another path to view the rockshelters, where we discussed their significance to the local Indigenous population.
After inspecting the rockshelters we then strolled along another path back to the tree and went our separate ways.
The tour of Highbury’s Torrens Linear Park gave me an impression of the overall site and provided me with information regarding the local flora and fauna that could possibly have been used by the Indigenous population prior to European settlement.
By Nicole Monk
