The Devils Marbles

The devils marbles are large granitic boulders that form the exposed top layer of an extensive and mostly underground granite formation.

The devils marbles.

These impressive granite boulders are peppered around a sprawling valley about 100 kilometres to the south of tennant creek. A dreaming story says the devil man created these features when he left twirled clusters of hair on the ground that became round boulders. Devils marbles karlu karlu northern territory forming one of the northern territory s most impressive geological wonders the devil s marbles can be found not too far from uluru. The nearest roadhouse to the devils marbles is wauchope which has recently put in some very nice donga style accommodation.

Standing at up to 6 metres high and formed over millions of years they continue to crack and change. The local indigenous australians call the region karlu karlu round boulders and consider it a sacred site. The devils marbles are an iconic landmark in australia s outback. The natural processes of weathering and erosion have created the various shapes of the boulders.

The devils marbles are located within the karlu karlu devils marbles conservation reserve on the stuart highway 393 kilometres north of alice springs almost 4 hours drive and 105 kilometres an hour s drive south of tennant creek.