Bilya Rock is an 18 hectare Government Reserve. It is situated 5km west of the
Gutha turnoff, on the main
Morawa-
Mullewa Highway, and is approximately 30km north of
Morawa.Bilya Rock is a large
granite outcrop, surrounded by bushland which makes it an enjoyable place for a bush walk, or picnic, in the winter and spring. The origin of the name is not known, but is possibly derived from Aboriginal language, as are many district names.A cairn is standing on Bilya Rock. The cairn is reputed to have been placed there by John
Forrest, as a trigonometrical survey point, in the 1870’s. In 1871 John
Forrest was appointed as a Government surveyor for the Victoria District. His name, and a date were carved in a
york gum pole atop of the cairn, and many residents of the
Gutha district still remember seeing this pole before the white ants demolished it after the 1940’s.