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Mt Juliet Cairn

Other Name

Mt Juliet Geodetic Triangulation Station Cairn

Location

Mt Juliet, Healesville VIC 3777

File Number

531

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Mt Juliet cairn is of regional significance as a fine example of a geodetic triangulation station cairn, remaining remarkably intact and retaining some evidence of quarrying for stone to build the cairn and of early camping on the site. It is of at least regional significance as an example of the dry-stone stone cairns built as part of the Geodetic Survey of Victoria (1858-1872), and is one of only two examples remaining within the greater Melbourne region, the others being Mt Baw Baw and Mt Macedon. It was a popular destination for walkers from the early twentieth century, and can be expected to have some social significance for its long association with tourist and local visits to the area. (Context 1998)

Group

Monuments and Memorials