New Place Charcoal Shelter

Summary: A shallow ridge-top shelter above New Place Creek which has charcoal motifs (birds) and hand stencils.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Motif/s: Bird, Emu, Hand
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2018
  • Originally Recorded by: Jeff Betteridge

This shelter on a ridge above New Place Creek has only a few surfaces suitable for rock art, which contain charcoal motifs and hand stencils.

1X3A9876 LR New Place Charcoal Shelter

A small panel has four charcoal motifs, all of which appear to be birds or emus – but some are only partial figures.

1X3A9870 LR New Place Charcoal Shelter

There are at least three hand stencils in white ochre on the wall.

1X3A9873 LR New Place Charcoal Shelter
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