Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in Australia
Australia has 113 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Batavia. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 113
- Oldest
- Cooks' Cottage 1755
- Little known
- 99 of 113
- Most from
- 20th century
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1.Batavia
Archaeological · Notable
Ship wrecked in 1629 on Houtman Abrolhos with at least 110 men, women and children being murdered during subsequent mutiny
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4.German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran
Archaeological · Notable
Ship scuttled off the coast of Western Australia after battle with HMAS Sydney during the second World War
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11.1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1940 aviation incident in New South Wales, Australia
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14.Olympic Dam mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia
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15.Ranger Uranium Mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Uranium mine in the Northern Territory, Australia
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24.Telfer Mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Copper and gold mine located at Telfer, Western Australia
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27.Cape St George Lighthouse
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Lighthouse in Jervis Bay Territory, Australia
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36.Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Locality in the Northern Territory of Australia
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39.Christmas Creek mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
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41.Ballandean Pyramid
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Stone pyramid near Ballandean, Queensland, Australia
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48.Ravensthorpe Mine
Archaeological · 21st century · Hidden gem
Nickel and cobalt mine in Western Australia
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51.Sunrise Dam Gold Mine
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Gold mine 55 km south of Laverton, Western Australia
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58.Elizabeth Bay House
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Heritage-listed Colonial Regency style house and now a museum and grotto in Sydney, Australia
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61.Italian National Ossario
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ossuary and memorial for Italians interned in World War II in Murchison, Victoria, Australia
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67.SS Iron Crown
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Australian Iron ore carrier sunk by the Japanese in WW2
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79.Yarrie mine
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Iron ore mine in Plibara region of Western Australia
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86.Susannah Place Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
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88.Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings
Archaeological · 21st century · Hidden gem
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
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89.Bankstown Bunker
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ruin of a military headquarters in Sydney, Australia
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91.MV Lake Illawarra
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Bulk ore carrier which collided with the Tasman Bridge in 1975
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95.HMAS Parramatta Shipwreck and Memorials
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Shipwreck and memorial site on the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia
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96.Dalwood House
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Historic house museum in Branxton, New South Wales, Australia
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97.Ben Chifley's House
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Residence of the 16th Prime Minister of Australia
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98.Miss Porter's House
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Historic house in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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100.Rose Seidler House
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
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101.Anzac Cottage
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
House in the suburb of Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia
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102.Bell Cottage (ruin), Rockingham
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Heritage listed ruin in Rockingham, Western Australia
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Australia?
113 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Australia with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Australia?
Batavia. Ship wrecked in 1629 on Houtman Abrolhos with at least 110 men, women and children being murdered during subsequent mutiny.
Which is the oldest?
Cooks' Cottage, dated to 1755. 21 of these 113 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.