Bradleys Head Fortification Complex

Bradleys Head Fortification Complex
The main firing wall of the Bradleys Head Fortification Complex
Location	Bradleys Head Road (within Sydney Harbour NP), Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°51′10″S 151°14′45″E / 33.8527°S 151.2457°E / -33.8527; 151.2457
Built	1840–1934
Architect	Government engineers
Owner	NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Bradleys Head Fortification Complex; Bradleys Head Forts; HMAS Sydney 1 Mast and Associated Memorials
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	30 August 2010
Reference no.	1838
Type	Battery
Category	Defence
Location of Bradleys Head Fortification Complex in Sydney

The Bradleys Head Fortification Complex is a heritage-listed former mast and defensive battery and military fortification and now war memorial and recreational area located at Bradleys Head Road within the Sydney Harbour National Park in the Sydney suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Government engineers and built from 1840 to 1934. It is also known as Bradleys Head Forts and HMAS Sydney 1 Mast and Associated Memorials. The property is owned by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 30 August 2010.^[1]

The small fort is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour, just south of Taronga Park Zoo, and the fortification formed part of a total defence system for Sydney Harbour and recalls a period when the colony of New South Wales became increasingly aware of its isolation and wealth.^[2]