Mona Vale Road Shelter

Summary: Eight complete or partial hand stencils were recorded in this small shelter in 1981 (some stencils are quite faint, and two are affected by graffiti).

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 8
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Graffiti damage
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1986
  • Originally Recorded by: Jo McDonald

Close to Mona Vale is a small occupation shelter that contains a number of handprints (and some faint charcoal art).

AWAT7439 LR Mona Vale Road Shelter
engraving monavalerd shelter Mona Vale Road Shelter

The site was previously documented in two archaeological surveys (1981 and 1997). Despite some graffiti, the art is fairly well preserved and most of the seven handprints can still be seen.

  • awat7434 lr Mona Vale Road Shelter
  • AWAT7431 LR Mona Vale Road Shelter

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