Drum Cave

LPI Kanangra 8930-3S
Gangerang (Dunphy)
Kowmung (Dunphy)
Gundungura (Unirover)

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The Drum Cave is a large overhang just south of The Dance Floor Cave along the base of the Seymour Top cliff line.

The cave is named after the drum positioned to collect water dripping through a crack in the roof.

The cave is a good overnight shelter.

Kanangra-Boyd National Park (NSW)

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