Crows Nest Fort Pill Box
BELLARINE HIGHWAY QUEENSCLIFF, QUEENSCLIFFE BOROUGH
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Statement of Significance
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Veterans Description for Public
Crows Nest Fort Pill Box - Veterans Description for Public
The Crows Nest Fort Pill Box was used in conjunction with Crows Nest Fort (1886) to co-ordinate range firing, as an observation post and/or as a pillbox to defend the western approach to the fort. Little is known historically about this structure. The site is shown in a plan form 1916 where it is labelled as " Position Finder Station - Obsolete", indicating the site was built before the First World War, and was therefore probably associated with the 1880s defence upgrades.
Heritage Inventory Description
Crows Nest Fort Pill Box - Heritage Inventory Description
A former range finding station consisting of a two roomed enclosed concrete structure, with a nearby extant concrete doorway/frame which appears to have once been connected to the main structure via a (since demolished) roof (possible canvas or corrugatediron). The main structure's entrance is via the northern side, which proceeds into an undergroundanteroom where there are indicators of two recessed tables or beds. A small flight of stairs proceeds back up toground level, where a horizontal "slit" viewing hole was used for rangefinding. This area is capped by an inch thick sheet of iron plate, probably used to deflect artillery shells. The area between the two structure is still covered with sand to a probable depth of 1- 1.5m.
concrete range finding bunker, associated archaeological deposits from former defence use.
Archeological Potential: excellent
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WARRINGAHVictorian Heritage Register H1177
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CROWS NEST CAMP SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENTSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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CROWS NEST CAMP BUNKERVictorian Heritage Inventory
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