Middle Head Fortifications | |
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Location | Middle Head Road, Middle Head, Mosman, Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°49′38″S 151°16′05″E / 33.8272°S 151.2680°E |
Built | 1801–1942 |
Architect | James Barnet |
Owner | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage |
Official name | Chowder Bay Barracks Group, Chowder Bay Rd, Georges Heights, NSW, Australia |
Type | Listed place |
Designated | 22 June 2004 |
Reference no. | 105254 |
Class | Historic |
Place File No | 1/13/026/0008 |
Official name | Middle Head Military Fortifications; Middle Head Fortifications; The Old Fort |
Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 999 |
Type | Fortification |
Category | Defence |
The Middle Head Fortifications is a heritage-listed former defence establishment and military fortifications and now public space located at Middle Head Road, Middle Head, Mosman in the Mosman Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Middle Head Military Fortifications or The Old Fort. The fortifications consist of the Outer Middle Head Battery located at the end of Old Fort Road, the Inner Middle Head Battery located at the end of Governors Road, and the Obelisk batteries reached by a path from the corner of Middle Head Road and Chowder Bay Road. The fortifications at Middle Head formed part of Sydney Harbour's defences. The property is owned by the Department of Planning and Environment. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]