FortDenison

Fort Denison    

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Fort Denison, part of the Sydney Harbour National Park, is a protected national park that is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of...

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Jul 7, 2022
Fort Denison is a colonial era fort on a small sandstone island in the middle of Sydney Harbour. Locals still call Fort Denison by its original name, Pinchgut, becouse of its history of punishing con… Full review by 619jeffry
Apr 12, 2022
This barren island fortress sits smack in the middle of Sydney Harbour. It’s the one you go right past whenever you catch a ferry from Circular Quay to Manly. It’s forbidding and stark. A relic of… Full review by Mairwen1
Apr 23, 2021
We passed Fort Denison Island several times on our trips on the ferry between Circular Quay and Manly. This is a heritage fort on a Sydney Harbour island and is a a former defense facility, It has… Full review by tommomelbourne

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Architectural style:Castellated
Construction completed:1857
Construction started:1841
Data from: Tripadvisor