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Smelting House ruins, Kawau Island

#2 among attractions in Kawau Island

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Smelting House ruins location map
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Smelting House ruins location map

Facts and practical information

Completed: 1849 (175 years ago)Coordinates: 36°25'13"S, 174°50'13"E
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Kawau Island New Zealand

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Smelting House ruins – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mansion House, Scandrett Regional Park, Pumphouse ruins, Moturekareka Island.

  • mansion house kawau island1.2 miSW
    Historical place, Boat or ferry, Museum

    Mansion House, Kawau Island

    32 min walk • Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand, is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888. Built in 1845 as the house for the manager of a copper mine on the island, it was extended significantly by Grey during his ownership. Mansion House is a heritage listed building.

  • scandrett regional park3.8 miSW
    Park

    Scandrett Regional Park

    98 min walk • Scandrett Regional Park is a regional park located on the north east tip of the Mahurangi Peninsula, north of the city of Auckland, New Zealand.

  • pumphouse ruins kawau island1.3 miS
    Ruins

    Pumphouse ruins, Kawau Island

    35 min walk • The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. To address the latter issue, a pumphouse was built in 1854.

  • moturekareka island warkworth location map
    4.4 miSW
    Island

    Moturekareka Island, Warkworth

    112 min walk • Moturekareka Island is a small island off the southern edge of Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, approximately 43.7 km north of Auckland. It is separated from nearby Motuketekete Island by Blanche Channel.

  • algies bay location map
    5.2 miW
    Locality

    Algies Bay

    133 min walk • Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys.

  • tawharanui peninsula4 miNW
    Locality

    Tāwharanui Peninsula

    104 min walk • Tāwharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Omaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south. The nearest sizable town is Warkworth.

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