Dawes Point Battery

Dawes Point Battery
Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia
Dawes Point Battery
Dawes Point Battery is located in Sydney
Dawes Point Battery
Dawes Point Battery
Coordinates33°51′18″S 151°12′34″E / 33.854945°S 151.209404°E / -33.854945; 151.209404
TypeGun battery
Site information
ConditionDemolished between 1925 and 1932; remains only
Site history
Built1791
Built by
MaterialsSandstone
Cannons at the Dawes Point "Tarra" interpretive park
LocationHickson Road, The Rocks, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Built1791–1925
Built forNSW Colonial Government
OwnerProperty NSW
Official nameDawes Point Battery remains
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated10 May 2002
Reference no.1543
TypeBattery
CategoryDefence

The Dawes Point Battery remains is a heritage-listed former artillery fortification and now visitor attraction located adjacent to the southern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Hickson Road in inner city Sydney, on the boundary between Dawes Point and The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built and modified from 1791 to 1925 by Lieutenant William Dawes, Robert Ross, Francis Greenway, and George Barney. The property is owned by Property NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 10 May 2002.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Dawes Point Battery remains". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01543. Retrieved 14 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)