Coba Ridge Red Hand Stencils

Summary: Ten Aboriginal hand stencils (most of them very weathered) in a low overhang along Coba Ridge.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 10
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2020

A low overhang below the Coba Ridge fire trail, which has approximately ten Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre.

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One of them (a partial print) is much more distinctive.

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The rest are much less distinct, with some more weathered than others.

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The shelter is located along a long and very shallow overhang, which is somewhat unusual for a shelter containing art (but similar to the Marramarra Ridge Shelter).

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1 Comment

Gregory Old · November 11, 2025 at 5:59 pm

Hi, this is a great find. Are you able to give the location along the track to find this?

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