FIELD GEOLOGY OF THE SHOALHAVEN DISTRICT (PART 19) Chapter 11 Tianjara and the Little Forest Plateau Among the landmarks of the Shoalhaven district is the Tianjara group of mesas. They lie about 5 miles south of the Braidwood road, near Tianjara Falls. Their flat surfaces, bounded by cliffs and steep slopes make them obvious from all directions, but particularly from the north. They are easily visible from Bundanoon, Saddleback, and Durras Mountain. Extensive outliers of the Berry Formation cap the coastal hills south from Tianjara Falls to the Little Forest Plateau. This is uninhabited country, used as a military practice area and out of bounds from time to time. The sediments of the Berry Formation are rather coarser than those further north. The presence of the mesas may be due to the peculiar resistance of the strata in this area. Some geographers have suggested that they may be relics of a former land surface, uplifted and lar...