Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art

Summary: A long but very low shelter in the Big Yango Precinct, which contains 22 tally marks engraved in the sandstone.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 22
  • Motif/s: Tally Marks
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1986
  • Originally Recorded by: Jo McDonald

A low shelter located near the spectacular Big Yengo 1 and Big Yengo 2 shelters, Big Yengo 4 contains some engraved tally marks.

1X3A7184 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art

A total of 22 marks are engraved in a line across the floor of the shelter.

1X3A7183 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art

Near the shelter is a small boulder with over ten axe grinding grooves; part of the rock (containing more grooves) has broken off and lies about a metre below.

1X3A7195 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art
1X3A7192 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art
1X3A7198 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art

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