Summary: A small but deep shelter near Calabash Creek, which has a small panel of Aboriginal rock art with stencils and drawings.

A small but deep and protected shelter under a large boulder protects an interesting Aboriginal rock art site, which is near a tributary of Calabash Creek.

The shelter contains three hand stencils and a number of charcooal drawings.

IMG 1040 Calabash Creek ShelterIMG 1067 Calabash Creek Shelter

One of the more unusual figures is a woman, with upraised arms (drawn in charcoal and with a white outline).

There is an emu (below) and a wallaby or kangaroo drawn in charcoal, both very weathered.

There are a total of three hand stencils; one in white, and two in yellow pigment.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

Yengo National Park was an important spiritual and cultural place for the Darkinjung and Wonnarua People for thousands of years, and 640 Aboriginal cultural sites are recorded in the park and nearby areas.