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Brief description of site: The site takes the form of an up to 3 m high, 2 m deep and 12 m long rock shelter. The site has a magnificent view to the north-west. The site has a rocky and dusty floor that is mostly dry. A large crack is visible in the back shelter wall on the western side. The site is also on the 1720 m contour and is primarily a sandstone shelter. A small waterfall and pool is located directly below the shelter and 10 m away.

There is up to 400 mm of archaeological deposit in the cave. In the drip line zone hornfels and more finely-grained chalcedony stone tools are visible. There are some bovid animal teeth in the shelter. There is neither ostrich eggshell visible nor pottery.
Brief description of art: This site has approximately 60 surviving rock-paintings but shows traces of having been extensively painted in times past. Most of the rock-paintings are Khoe finger-painted dots and geometric designs but there is also a finer white buck painted near the bottom of the shelter that may well be a San or 'bushman' painting. The Khoe finger-paintings include a grid-like geometric design very similar to one seen at Site 1. There are also finger smears in rows and some finger dots. Red pigment is dominant with some white also in evidence.