Summary: An interesting and complex Aboriginal rock art site in Colo Heights, which has a prominent "starburst" motif as well as many hand stencils.

A small rock overhang along New Yard Creek is the somewhat unlikely location of an interesting Aboriginal rock art site.

The relatively small rock surface has a number of motifs, with the most prominent one being a “starburst” (similar to the ones in the Cafe Cave).

As well as the larger starburst, there is a second, smaller one.

Below the starburst is a stencil of a boomerang.

Hand stencils are the most common motif.

The shelter is in the general vicinity of two more rock art shelters, which also have interesting motifs.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

Hornsby Shire - which is the largest LGA in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region - contains approximately 600 recorded Aboriginal rock art sites (and over 1,200 Aboriginal heritage sites). These date back from thousands of years to post-European contact art.
Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.