Penitentiary

Penitentiary is a ruins in Tasman, Tasmania. Penitentiary is situated nearby to the archaeological site Workshops, as well as near the ruins Law Courts.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port Arthur Historic Site and Isle of the Dead.

Isle of the Dead is an island, about 1 hectare in area, adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. It is historically significant since it retains an Aboriginal coastal shell midden, one of the first recorded sea-level benchmarks, and one of the few preserved Australian convict-period burial grounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Arthur.

Port Arthur

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Arthur is a small town and former penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The town is about one and a half hours drive from the state capital Hobart.

Penitentiary

Type: Ruins
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Tasman, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.14797° or 43° 8′ 53″ south

Longitude

147.8502° or 147° 51′ 1″ east

Open location code

4R89VV22+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 170066867

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Law Courts and Water Supply.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Guard Tower and Officers‘ Quarters.

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