STAR OF THE WEST SETTLEMENT SITE
MACKS CREEK KEVINGTON, MANSFIELD SHIRE
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STAR OF THE WEST SETTLEMENT SITE - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
This is reputed to be the original site of the Star of the West mine. It is surprising that a settlement was established so far from a permanent water supply.
Upper Goulburn Heritage Plans, Parks Victoria 1999Heritage Inventory Description
STAR OF THE WEST SETTLEMENT SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
This site is located at the end of a four wheel drive track constructed in recent years for mining purposes. The main features at the sites are four very substantial stone fireplaces, two of which have an oven incorporated into the structure. These fire places are spread out over and area running for 200m along the side of a ridge with terraces at a few different levels up and down the slope beginning at the end of the track. The walls of the fire places consist of outer skin of stone set in mud mortar encasing a rubble core. The outer stone has been faced to give a relatively smooth appearance. Two of the chimneys have what appears to be an oven built into the left side of the fireplace as you face them. The open fireplace section of these two are approximately 1.5m across and the oven section is about the same width, givein a total width of about 3m. The oven is completely encased in stone and is about 0.9m above the ground with an opening of 0.4m by 0.4m./nThe chimneys in themselves are very unusual and having a collection of four is even more unusual. They are beginning to collapse but are relatively complete and could easily be stabilised.
Heritage Inventory Significance: -
Recorded By: Jeremy Smith & Ray Supple Date recorded: 1999
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STAR OF THE WEST SETTLEMENT SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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