ation ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁lan es ▁in ▁this ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁Ro cks . ▁The ▁re created ▁view ▁cor rid ors ▁and ▁v istas ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁open ▁lan es ▁correspond ▁to ▁early ▁historical ▁photograph s ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁buildings ▁were ▁cleared ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁community ▁or ▁cultural ▁group ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁for ▁social , ▁cultural ▁or ▁spiritual ▁reasons . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁is ▁now ▁widely ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁components ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁birth place . ▁As ▁a ▁focus ▁of ▁early ▁conv ict ▁settlement , ▁the ▁site ▁occup ies ▁a ▁particular ▁concept ual ▁n iche . ▁Furthermore , ▁through ▁the ▁green ▁b ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁conserv ations ▁programs ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and , ▁via ▁a ▁continu ing ▁community ▁spirit ▁and ▁pride ▁in ▁its ▁community , ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁place ▁of ▁particular ▁importance ▁to ▁residents ▁and ▁visitors ▁al ike . ▁ ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁surv iving ▁places ▁within ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁where ▁a ▁substantial ▁physical ▁connection ▁exists ▁with ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁first ▁settlement ▁and ▁the ▁h uts ▁and ▁scattered ▁houses ▁on ▁the ▁rock y ▁c rag s ▁that ▁gave ▁" The ▁Ro cks " ▁its ▁name .