Lane Cove River Red Ochre Blob

Summary: A potential Aboriginal rock art site; the orange ochre motif is in a shallow overhang at the foot of a vertical cliff face.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1989
  • Originally Recorded by: Val Attenbrow

A very shallow overhang at the base of a low cliff-line, which appears to have some remnant Aboriginal rock art.

1X3A1165 LR Lane Cove River Red Ochre Blob

A small patch of orange ochre may be the remnant of a remains of a stencilled motif.

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1X3A1169 LR Lane Cove River Red Ochre Blob
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