Great Mackerel SWA 3

Summary: Great Mackerel Shelter with Art (SWA) 3 has two partial hand stencils, on a cliff above Great Mackerel Beach

These two weathered hand stencils are very hard to make out. They are on the base of a very high overhanging cliff, above Great Mackerel Beach.

AWAT5767 LR Great Mackerel SWA 3

This areas has some enormous caves and overhangs, with more sites containing Aboriginal rock art.

IMG 8381 LR Great Mackerel SWA 3

Great Mackerel SWA 3 - Site Summary

  • Art type/s: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 1
  • Condition of engravings: Weathered
  • AHIMS site ID: 45-6-3916
  • Year first recorded: 2021
  • Originally Recorded by: C. Douchkov

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