Summit of Mount Stirling

Author

Shire of Quairading

Place Number

04899

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Location

Yoting-Kellerberrin Rd Mt Stirling

Location Details

Mt Stirling 12 miles north of Yoting on the Yoting-Kellerberrin Road

Local Government

Quairading

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1830

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 Sep 2002

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Apr 1996	Category 1	Category 1 A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance; provide the highest level of recognition and protection available. Recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. (TPS procedure also relevant)

Statement of Significance

The place is of considerable historic significance as the first recognised landmark within the existing Shire area, as early as one year after the Colony was founded. The association with Ensign Dale and pioneers is also significant.

Physical Description

A cairn of stones was erected at the summit of Mt Stirling during Dale's 1830 expedition. A wooden pole was carved with the latitude and longitude co-ordinates of the point, and placed in the centre of the stone caim as a survey mark. The place is also thought to be an aboriginal gathering place.

History

In the 1830 expedition by Ensign Dale, the immediate destination from York seemed to have been two large granite outcrops in the east. One of which was subsequently named Mt Stirling by Dale, and the other named Mt Caroline. In 1860 ER Parker took up a pastoral lease in the area and subsequently stoned a well and constructed a dwelling at the foot of the Mount. The place is part of an extensive reserve covering the Mount Stirling area.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Eaton F; "The Golden Grain and the Silver Fleece, A History of Quairading 1859-1930".	Shire of Quairading	1979

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	SCIENTIFIC	Other
Present Use	SCIENTIFIC	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

10 Jan 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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