Three Dens Shelter

Summary: Inside one of a series of three sandstone shelters along a low cliff-line are some Aboriginal charcoal drawings. The site also has six axe grinding grooves.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 5
  • Motif/s: Anthropomorph, Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1978
  • Originally Recorded by: Val Attenbrow

This rpw of three shelters along a small cliff line is in a picturesque setting, with ferns and gymea lillies in front of the caves.

AWAT8732 LR Three Dens Shelter
AWAT8735 LR Three Dens Shelter

Charcoal Aboriginal rock art was recorded here in the 1970s, which had been known to locals for some time. The clearest figure is that of a male or anthropomorph on the wall, although only his lower half can be distinguished.

AWAT8750 LR Three Dens Shelter

In the middle of the low ceiling are more charcoal lines – it’s impossible to determine what they represent.

AWAT8745 LR Three Dens Shelter

A small niche in the wall contains more charcoal lines, which also don’t represent any discernible motif.

AWAT8751 LR Three Dens Shelter

Between two of the shelters are a small number of axe grinding grooves.

AWAT8739 LR Three Dens Shelter
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