Linden Creek Waterfall Shelter with Art

Summary: Shelter above a tributary of Linden Creek, which has an extensive but weathered Aboriginal rock art panel with figures in charcoal and red ochre

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 10
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1993
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

Located along a tributary of Linden Creek, this long and curved sandstone shelter is situated above a small waterfall.

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The figures are all quite weathered; the shelter is fairly damp and unusual in its proximity to the creek.

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Although almost all the motifs are in charcoal, one figure was drawn in ochre (which isn’t visible without image enhancement) and infilled with charcoal.

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There are over ten motifs, in what was probably a very impressive panel before deterioration of the art through natural weathering.

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