Koolewong Ridge Shelter

Summary: Shelter below Koolewong Ridge, which has Aboriginal charcoal art (indeterminate motifs) and a midden.

  • Art type/s: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 3/5
  • Condition of art: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2019

Despite having a fairly weathered and wind-blasted interior, a shelter below the Koolewong Ridge contains charcoal Aboriginal art on some of the smoother sections of sandstone.

AWAT0047 LR Koolewong Ridge Shelter

It’s not clear what the charcoal figures represent, which are drawn on the ceiling.

AWAT0035 LR Koolewong Ridge Shelter
AWAT0041 LR 1 Koolewong Ridge Shelter

Depite being over a hundred metres above the water, the shelter also contains a midden, with a dense layer of shells at one end of the cave.

AWAT0029 LR Koolewong Ridge Shelter
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