Dawes Point Battery
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.
| Dawes Point Battery | |
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| Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia | |
Dawes Point Battery | |
Dawes Point Battery Location in Sydney central business district | |
| Coordinates | 33.854945°S 151.209404°E |
| Type | Gun battery |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Demolished between 1925 and 1932; remains only |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1791 |
| Built by |
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| Materials | Sandstone |
Cannons at the Dawes Point "Tarra" interpretive park | |
| Location | Hickson Road, The Rocks, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Built | 1791–1925 |
| Built for | NSW Colonial Government |
| Owner | Property NSW |
New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Dawes Point Battery remains |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 10 May 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1543 |
| Type | Battery |
| Category | Defence |
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