Tulchan Ruins
335 Hamilton Highway, Fyansford, FYANSFORD VIC 3221 - Property No 299130
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Statement of Significance
C Listed - Local Signficance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The ruins of Tulchan (cottage, outbuildings and retaining wall) are scientifically significant at a Regional level for their potential to yield evidence of the lifestyle at one of the earliest farms established at Fyansford and the Geelong district. It is historically significant at a Local level for its association with many early Fyansford farming families and the evolution of developments in the broader community. It is also historically significant as a now rare surviving example of aspects of Fyansford heritage. Overall, the Tulchan ruins are of Local Significance. Recommendation:That a Conservation Management Plan be carried out on the site, which should further investigate the archaeological potential of the site and comparative analysis with similar sites in Victoria.
Reference
1. R. Baldwin, 'Through the Clyde Country' in the Investigator, vol.2, no.1, February, 1967, pp.12-14. 2. P.L. Brown (ed.), Clyde Company Papers 1841-1845 & 1851-1853, vols.3 & 5, p.278 & 603. 3. Beaurepaire, The Stepping Stone: A History of the Shire of Bannockburn, p.24, 30. 4. Shire of Bannockburn Rate Books. 5. Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria.
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Tulchan Ruins - Physical Description 1
There are four distinct structures and all of them are ruinous. They form the basis of a rural homestead complex and are made of random rubble bluestone. Part of the chimney of the cottage stands and it is constructed of quite large squared stones. There are two outbuildings of which parts of the walls remain, some up to two metres high and one that still has the form of the gable end. The fourth structure is a dry stone retaining wall along a track.
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FROGMOREVictorian Heritage Register H0696
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DE GOLDIS ROAD CATTLE RACEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Old Fyansford Bridge (Bridge over Moorabool River 1900)Greater Geelong City H1108
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