Glenbrook Creek Hand Stencils

Summary: At least four weathered Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre along a dry creek in the lower Blue Mountains

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2023

A low shelter in the lower Blue Mountains has several Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre. It’s an unusual site, with the shelter forming the bank of the (dry) creek.

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There at least four hand stencils – although they are very weathered and hard to see without image enhancment.

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