Gorricks Ridge Shelter

Summary: A long sandstone shelter in the MacDonald River area of Yengo National Park, which has some weathered charcoal art.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Man
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1991
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

A very long, but short sandstone shelter on a ridge above Gorricks Creek contains some faded Aboriginal rock art.

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The only obvious art is in drawn in charcoal, and appears to be of two male figures.

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