Difference between revisions of "Smelting House Ruin Kawau - Visit"

Revision as of 20:35, 9 January 2011

SITE TO VISIT
Smelting House
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Ethnicity:	European
Site type:	Fortification
Where:	Bon Accord Harbour Kawau Island
How to get there:	You need a boat to access this site.
How Long to allow:	30 Minutes
Disclaimer

<googlemap lat="-36.420078" lon="174.836946" zoom="18"> -36.420363, 174.837021, Smelting House </googlemap>

The ruins

Smelting house ruin used in conjunction with the copper mining on the south side of the island.

Visit the Mansion House and the Copper mine

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 |  ethnicity           = European
 |  site_type           = Fortification
-|  where               = Kawau Island
+|  where               = Bon Accord Harbour Kawau Island
 |  how_to_get_there    = You need a boat to access this site.
 |  how_long_to_allow   = 30 Minutes
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 </googlemap>
-[[File:Tapa.jpg|framed|left|The pa]]
+[[File:Smelt.jpg|framed|left|The ruins]]
 == What: ==
-Maori fortification - pa, framed in glorious old pohutukawa trees.
+Smelting house ruin used in conjunction with the copper mining on the south side of the island.
 == Web Info: ==
-http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/main/parks/our-parks/parks-in-the-region/tapapakanga/
+http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/auckland/hauraki-gulf-islands/kawau-island-historic-reserve/
-http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_33_1924/Volume_33,_No._130/%26%2334;Kahu-mau-roa_and_Te_Kotuiti%26%2334;,_by_George_Graham,_p_130-135/p1
-== Photosynth: ==
-<html>
-<iframe frameborder="0" src="http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=f59bc6bb-b45e-4b8f-af1c-885ee3f6b7cd&delayLoad=true&slideShowPlaying=false" width="500" height="300"></iframe>
-</html>
-Photosynth taken 9 January 2011.
 == What else to do there: ==
-Visit the Mansion House and the Copper mine
+Visit the Mansion House and the [[Copper Mine Kawau Island - Visit|Copper mine]]
 [[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]]