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Camden Fort Meagher — CROSSHAVEN HILL

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Camden Fort Meagher — CROSSHAVEN HILL
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Underground U-plan four-bay single-storey soldiers' quarters and store, built c.1800, later in use as prison. Lean-to extension to side (east), and porches to east and west bays of front (north). Now disused. Earth covered roof with metal railings and limestone block eaves course. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Dressed sandstone walls. Segmental-headed arcaded openings with margined rusticated limestone piers, voussoirs, and keystones. Timber framed multiple-pane windows with red brick stall risers and limestone sills. Square-headed door opening to centre with replacement timber battened door. Red brick porches having flat roof with cornice and corbels. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door openings to porches having battened timber doors. Single pitched slate roof to lean-to extension, having red brick chimneystack and limestone copings. Snecked sandstone walls. Camber-headed window openings with tooled limestone surrounds, sills, voussoirs and keystones having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Camber-headed door opening with square-headed timber panelled door with overlight and blind sidelights. Granite steps to side (east) and underground entrance way to north of steps with round-headed door opening having cast-iron gate. Various related structures to site.

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