Survey of Fortified Barrack Blocks
| Site | Dimensions | Reference |
Number of Blocks + comments
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| Reefton | 40m x 20m | (42d, 09’, 29S, – 171d, 47’, 29E) |
3
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| Lyttleton | 40m x 30m | (43d, 38’, 28S, – 172d, 38’, 53E) |
3
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| 50m x 20m | Small Fort |
1
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| Christchurch Fort (Botanic Gardens) | 150m x 100m | ||
| Christchurch City (Botanic Gardens) | 400m x 90m = 3.6 ha. | ||
| Banks Peninsula | |||
| Onuku | 40m x 20m | (43d, 50’, 30S, – 172d, 57’, 45E) |
3
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| Flea Bay | 40m x 20m (?) | (43d, 52’, 05S, – 173d, 00’, 25E) |
3 (?)
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| Flea Bay | 60m x 25m |
3
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| Flea Bay | 40m x 30m |
3
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| Stony Bay | 40m x 36m | (43d, 51’, 20S, – 173d, 02’, 30E) |
4
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| Otanerito Bay | 40m x 20m | (43d, 50’, 30S, – 173d, 03’, 30E) |
3
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| 40m x 20m |
3
|
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| Purple Peak Road | 40m x 20m? | (43d, 48’, 40S, – 172d, 59’, 15E) |
3(?)
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| Le Bons Bay | c. 250m x 114m | (43d, 44’, 48S, – 173d, 05’, 45E) |
Comprises main dwelling area, inner fort, smelter area, smelter operator living quarters (i.e. continuous process)
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| Okains | c.210m x 45m | (43d, 41’ 42S, 173d, 03’, 43E) |
c. 50% appears to have been for cavalry mounts
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| Akaroa | 90m x 70m (Fort and Towers) | (43d, 48’, 06S, – 172d, 59’, 01E) |
24
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| The Catlins | |||
| Kaka | (46d, 23’, 26S, – 169d, 14’, 54E) |
Not surveyed for barrack blocks
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| Cannibal Bay | 40m x 30m | (46d, 28’, 29S, – 169d, 45’, 07E) |
3
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| Surat Bay | (46d, 28’, 51S, – 169d, 43’, 27E) |
Not surveyed for barrack blocks
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| Papatowai | |||
| Camp Site | 40m x 30m | (46d, 33’, 31S, – 169d, 27’, 30E) |
3
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| Mirrin Street | 40m x 20m | (46d, 33’, 43S, – 169d, 28’, 20E) |
3
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| Papatowai Point | 1,000m x 70m Earthworks | (46d, 33’, 40S, – 169d, 29’, 03E) |
Earthworks: 200
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| Porpoise Bay | (46d, 39’, 50S, – 169d, 06’, 00E) |
Not surveyed for barrack blocks
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| Dunedin | |||
| Botanical Gardens | 100m x 70m | (45d, 51’, 30S, – 170d, 31’, 14E) |
8
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| Long Beach | 45m x 40m | (45d, 45’, 16S, – 170d, 38’, 51E) |
3
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| Otago Peninsula | (45d, 48’, 53S, – 170d, 41’, 25E) |
Not surveyed for barrack blocks
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| Moeraki Boulders | 40m x 30m | (45d, 20’, 56S, – 170d, 49’, 34E) |
3
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| South site | c.300m x 500m = 15ha | (45d, 21’, 08S – 170d, 49’, 43E) | |
| North site | c. 300m x 200m = 6ha. | Adjacent to restaurant | |
| North site, adjacent to Baghdad Creek | c.50m x c.50m | (45d, 20’, 20S – 170d, 49’, 24E) | |
| Moeraki “Kaike Two” | c. 50 x 20m | (45d, 22’, 15S,- 170d, 05’, 43E) | |
| (Under Crib, cottage area) |
As Moeraki is the site of c. nine major junk wrecks, presumably many survived. The area occupied by the clearly ramparted forts requires a detailed survey to be carried out. It appears that the site has been constructed in fort modules.
| Omarama | 30m x 20m | (44d, 29’, 10S, – 169d, 57’, 59E) | 2 |
| Rakaia | c. 240m x 145m = c. 3.5 ha. | (43d, 53’, 14S – 172d, 12’, 24E) |
TOTAL NUMBER OF FORTIFIED SITES LOCATED: 30
Smelter operations have been identified at seven sites:
Banks Peninsula: Le Bons Bay, Okains & Flea Bay
Otago Peninsula, by Otaku Golf Club
Otago: Long Beach & Omerama
Moeraki: “Kaike Two”
More detailed and wider ranging surveys around the above sites would most likely result in the location of smelters there, as they all appear to be associated with the exploitation of ore.
T.C. Bell, July 2003
