Lake Innes House Ruins
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Lake Innes House Ruins is a heritage-listed former rural holding and residence and now interpretative site and ruin at The Ruins Way, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings City Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1831 to 1848 by Major Archibald Clunes Innes. It is also known as Lake Innes House ruins and environs. The property is owned by Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales Government). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
Lake Innes House Ruins | |
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Location | The Ruins Way, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 31.4964°S 152.8740°E / -31.4964; 152.8740 |
Built | 1831–1848 |
Owner | Office of Environment and Heritage |
Official name | Lake Innes House ruins and environs |
Type | state heritage (archaeological-terrestrial) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 997 |
Type | Homestead Complex |
Category | Farming and Grazing |
Builders | Major Archibald Clunes Innes |
The ruins are 11 kilometres south of Port Macquarie, Australia. They are the relics of the house and stables once belonging to Major Archibold Clunes Innes, a retired officer of the British military. The ruins also include the remains of servants' cottages, an estate-workers' village, a farm that supplied the house with food, a brickmaking site and a boathouse by the lake. The site contains a rich history about the settlement of New South Wales, convict labour and the culture of the 1800s. It is managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and is accessible to the public.