Dawson Street Charcoal Shelter

Summary: An enormous sandstone overhang, with a small panel of Aboriginal charcoal art on a low panel.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 5
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2020
  • Originally Recorded by: C. Douchkov

A small panel of Aboriginal rock art is at the base of this enormous, cathedral-like overhang in Somersby.

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The rock art consists of a small number of indeterminate motifs in charcoal.

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