West Branch Campsite Aboriginal Site

Summary: Ten hand stencils in a small Aboriginal rock art site above the West Branch Camping Area in the Mount Moffat section of Carnarvon National Park.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 10
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good

At the back of the West Branch Camping Area in the Mount Moffat section of Carnarvon National Park is a wide sandstone shelter. On the wall of the shelter is a set of hand stencils.

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Two or three hand stencils are separate to the main group.

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The shelter overlooks the campsite from the side of a gentle ridge. It’s not signposted.

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