Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter

Summary: A small sandstone shelter with remnant Aboriginal rock art, including at least three hand stencils and a charcoal figure.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 5
  • Motif/s: Hand, Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1984
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

A small shelter at the base of low cliff line above Berowra Creek, which contains faded Aboriginal hand stencils and charcoal art.

IMG 9963 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter

The three hand stencils are in red ochre.

IMG 9965 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter
IMG 9965 LR yre Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter
IMG 9966 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter
IMG 9966 LR yre Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter

The most distinct charcoal motif is indeterminate.

IMG 9970 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter

A second, sinuous charcoal figure may represent a snake – or it may be natural pigmentation.

IMG 9978 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter

From above the shelter, there are nice views over Berowra Creek towards Collingridge Point.

IMG 9989 LR Hawkesbury Track Charcoal Shelter
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