Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

1801 battery, Obelisk Point

Redoubt built at Obelisk Point near Middle Head in 1801, the first of Sydney's headland harbour batteries. It remained one of the main points of colonial defence until 1839.  

-33.829190913441, 151.26432931982

Milestone
Constructed
1801
Type