Along a cliff above Bantry Bay are multiple stencils in red ochre, all in remarkably good condition considering they are in a fairly shallow ovehang.
There are about fifteen stencils, mainly hands – but also an oval and what appears to be a foot.
- Australia, Northern Beaches, NSW, Sydney - North
- Garigal National Park
- Guringai Aboriginal Land
Summary: An overhang above Bantry Bay, which has sixteen well-preserved Aboriginal stencils in red ochre.
- Site type: Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
- Number of motifs: 16
- Motif/s: Hand, Oval
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of site: Good
- Year first recorded: 1977
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2 Comments
Robert Lowman · November 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm
Despite several attempts to locate this location the last 3 or so years, it continues to elude me. However, this past week I did stumble on another cave with a pair of red hand stencils in that vicinity. So for now I’ll keep searching.
Cheers
Robert Lowman · January 21, 2024 at 5:03 pm
Visited this site a few days ago. Was surprised to note the foot image was small. Less than 10cm. Perhaps it was a child’s. The oval is also an interesting figure as the rest are hands. Sadly we won’t know the meaning of them. Cheers