Rock shelter

A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff. In contrast to solutional caves (karst), which are often many miles long, rock shelters are almost always modest in size and extent.

"Abri" redirects here. For other uses, see Abri (disambiguation).
This article is about the geological formation. For landslip protection, see Rock shed.
For rock face with a slope of more than 90°, see Overhang (rock formation).
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