Hunters Hill Red Ochre Figures

Summary: An Aboriginal rock art site in Hunters Hill above the Lane Cove River, which has two complex red ochre motifs.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1983
  • Originally Recorded by: Val Attenbrow

At the base of a tall cliff-line above the Lane Cove River is shallow overhang which contains Aboriginal rock art; it is one of three Aboriginal heritage sites in this area (a fourth rock art site was destroyed).

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The art consists of multiple overlapping motifs; it’s not clear what they depict.

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