New Yard Creek Sunburst Shelter

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

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 18
  • Motif/s: Boomerang, Hand, Sunburst
  • Quality: 4.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2019

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

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

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

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Below the starburst is a stencil of a boomerang.

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Hand stencils are the most common motif.

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

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