Browse Clare Valley Historical Sites and Heritage Locations By Area

Balaklava (2)
Burra (12)

Clare (2)
Eudunda (1)

Kapunda (5)
Mintaro (3)

Penwortham (1)
Sevenhill (1)

Terowie (1)

Kapunda

The Kapunda Heritage Trail meanders ten kilometres through the town, allowing the opportunity to see some of the town's historic places, buildings and remnants of previous lifestyles that have shaped Kapunda's history and character.

Categories: Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Scenic Drives and Walks;

Kapunda

Kapunda Mine Trail

The Kapunda Mine Trail is an easy walk of one and a half kilometres and takes about one hour to complete. Interpretive signs explain how the ore was mined and treated.

Categories: Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Scenic Drives and Walks;

Burra

Market Square Museum

If you want to have a look at Burra's heritage you should include a visit to the Market Square Museum, Burra's first museum, opened by the National Trust in 1966.

Categories: Galleries, Museums and Collections; Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Landmarks and Buildings; Shopping;

Mintaro

Martindale Hall

Martindale Hall, built in 1879, is a Georgian style mansion built for Edmund Bowman who lived the princely life here until 1891. More recently, the Hall was used as the set of a girl

Categories: Galleries, Museums and Collections; Historical Sites and Heritage Locations;

Burra

Miners Dugouts

In 1851, up to 2,000 miners and their families lived in these dugouts along the riverbed. Floods drove many people out into the homes built by the mining companies.

Categories: Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Landmarks and Buildings;

Mintaro

Mintaro Slate Quarries

Slate has been quarried in Mintaro since the mid 1860s and was extensively used in the old colonial homes and public buildings of Mintaro.

Categories: Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Mining and Industry;

Burra

Morphetts Enginehouse Museum

At Morphetts Enginehouse Museum visitors will see the only known reconstructed Cornish enginehouse in the world. A guide will explain the workings of the engine and pump system used to de-water the mine. Visitors are encouraged to examine the three-storey building and information displayed. Outside visitors may walk through an underground adit and view the mineshaft. Original pumping equipment along with the remains of several mine buildings are on display. An unforgettable experience.

Categories: Galleries, Museums and Collections; Historical Sites and Heritage Locations; Landmarks and Buildings; Mining and Industry;

Clare

Old Police Station Museum

The Old Police Station Museum was built in 1850 as Clare's first Courthouse and Police Station. Now part of the National Trust of South Australia, the building houses a very large collection of furniture and clothing from the Victorian era, extensive early records of the Clare area, photographs of early Clare and displays of agricultural machinery and early horse-drawn vehicles.