Alan Road Shelter (snake)

Summary: Small overhang in Berowra Heights, with charcoal motifs including a snake.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure, Lines, Snake
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1983

First recorded by Warren Bluff in the 1980s, the most prominent motif in this small sandstone overhang is that of a snake, drawn in charcoal.

AWAT4513 LR Alan Road Shelter (snake)

There are three additional motifs, including an indeterminate figure and some lines.

AWAT4519 LR Alan Road Shelter (snake)
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