Fort Gellibrand (1860)

Fort Gellibrand (1860)

  • Associated with the development of defence strategies for the colony in the 19th century.
  • Associated with the convict hulk period of the penal system in the colony.
  • Remained an integral part of the defensive system for Port Philip up until the late 1880s and 1890s.
  • The Fort retains a range of batteries, guns, magazines, earthworks, and military buildings from that period.