The story of this place
The Devils Marbles (Karlu Karlu) are a collection of massive rounded granite boulders scattered across a wide valley in the Northern Territory's Barkly Region, approximately 100 kilometres south of Tennant Creek. The boulders — some up to 6 metres in diameter — were formed by erosion of a solid granite block over millions of years, with the rounded shapes resulting from spheroidal weathering. The boulders appear to be balanced impossibly on top of one another, creating extraordinary compositions at sunrise and sunset when they glow deep orange against the desert landscape. The site is a registered Aboriginal sacred site for the Warumungu, Kaytetye, Warlpiri and Alyawarre people. Night photography is outstanding due to zero light pollution.