CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX
695 CRAIGIEBURN ROAD EPPING, WHITTLESEA CITY
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Statement of Significance
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CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The site is situated on land bought in 1838 by JT Hughes & J Hosking. They are listed as owners until the end of the century but the land was sub-divided and leased for all that time. Difficult to identify occupants. Most of the site is on what is now the Craigieburn Grasslands, but part on Vearing property, purchased in the 1920s -1930s.
CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Farming complex - combination of domestic and rural use. The second, smaller, structure was possibly a shepherd's cottage or farm-worker's dwelling. The dry-stone walls along the east side of the complex may have directed stock from the yards to other parts of the complex. The cobbled area may have been used for stabling horses. Requires further investigation.
CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX - Archaeological Significance
While common, the site is intact and contains a variety of features relating to early pastoral settlement of the region. It has the potential to contain in situ deposits.
CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX - Historical Significance
Of local historical significance as an intact example of an early pastoral settlement in the area.
Heritage Inventory Description
CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEX - Heritage Inventory Description
Farm complex - ruins of bluestone cottage with associated wells, yards, cisterns
Heritage Inventory Significance: HighCultural: high, Scientific: high. Evidence of early settlement and farming of area and good preservation and array of features lends potential for research into regional settlement.
Heritage Inventory Site Features: 1.Ruins of two-room bluestone dwelling (16x11metres) with attached outside room (2x1m) and yard on west wall (5x8m). Dwelling has double-coursed dressed bluestone walls (50-60cm thick) bonded with mud and gaps filled with smaller stones. Some evidence of lime mortar on the inside of the west wall. Hand-made red brick found in east room of dwelling. No other domestic refuse.2. Collapsed two room structure (3.5x11m). Walls mostly rubble. North wall is semi-circular. 3. Two basalt wells - collapsed and filled with rubble, mud.4. Yards: Two irregularly shaped adjoining yards covering approximately 360 m2. Western walls mostly rubble and their line becomes difficult to trace. 5. Cisterns - one adjoining south wall of dwelling with another at eastern end of the yards.6. Cobbled area (approx 15x30m).7. Dry stone walls. Of relatively poor construction, they connect the yards to the cobbled area.8. Ditch - approximately 3 metres from dwelling it runs parallel to the north wall, past the collapsed wells to the west.i) cobbled areaii) yardsiii) cisterniv) cottage ruins and yardv) second two room structure vi) wells vii) ditchviii) dry stone wallix) cistern
Archeological Potential: Potential (area)
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CRAIGIEBURN FARM COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Inventory
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