Koolewong Trail Shelter

Summary: Aboriginal cave art in a long shelter below the Koolewong Ridge Firetrail. There are over 30 ideterminate motifs in charcoal and ochre.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 23
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 1.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1985

Over 30 motifs have been recorded in a large shelter below the Koolewong Ridge Trail; unfortunately, the long and deep shelter has been used as a camping site, and rubbish detracts from the otherwise impressive cave.

AWAT0084 LR Koolewong Trail Shelter

The Aboriginal cave art consists of drawings in both ochre and charcoal, but while there are a large number of them they are mostly of indeterminate figures.

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