Richmond Gaol Historic Site
The Richmond Gaol is a convict era building and tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: former jail and current tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Richmond Gaol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Bridge.
Richmond Bridge
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The Richmond Bridge is a heritage-listed arch bridge located on the B31 in Richmond, 25 kilometres north of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia. Richmond Bridge is situated 280 metres north of Richmond Gaol Historic Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond and Grasstree Hill.
Richmond
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Richmond is a sizable historic village of around 900 inhabitants in the southwest of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is part of the Greater Hobart region.
Grasstree Hill
Hamlet
Grasstree Hill is a rural locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 15 kilometres north of the town of Rosny Park. Grasstree Hill is situated 8 km southwest of Richmond Gaol Historic Site.
Campania
Village
Campania is a township in Tasmania's Coal River Valley, in the Southern Midlands Council. It is one of the most important wine-producing regions of Tasmania, and has had commercial vineyards since the mid-19th century. Campania is situated 8 km north of Richmond Gaol Historic Site.
Richmond Gaol Historic Site
- Categories: prison, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Clarence, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.73632° or 42° 44′ 11″ southLongitude
147.43927° or 147° 26′ 21″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
4R997C7Q+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 676130633OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=Richmond Gaol Historic SiteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“Richmond Gaol Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里士满监狱”
- Chinese: “里士滿監獄”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ريتشموند جول”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Richmond Gaol Historic Site”. Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.