Refuge Bay Shelter with Art

Summary: Faint Aboriginal hand stencil, in a shallow shelter on the back of Topham Hill

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2019
  • Originally Recorded by: C. Douchkov

Above Refuge Bay and on the back of Topham Hill are some high cliffs, at the base of which are a number of shallow but high shelters. One of these contains some faint Aboriginal hand stencils, in red ochre.

AWAT6092 LR Refuge Bay Shelter with Art
AWAT6091 LR Refuge Bay Shelter with Art
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