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Dry Stone Wall, Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road cnr Swamp Road

Location

Swamp Road & Geelong Bacchus Marsh Road BALLIANG, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Drystone fences, probably part of the boundary between the squatter pastoralists Thomas Chirnside (Werribee Estate ) and Simon Staughton (Staughton Vale Estate), built c l870, with post and wire added after 1908.

They are of local historical significance as early surviving examples of drystone fences and as evidence of the boundary between the early pastoral runs, indicating the earliest local settlement pattern.

They are also of local architectural significance, in demonstrating the skilled craftsmanship and techniques of the stone-waller's trade, including their use of the knapping hammer.

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Fence