Fort Phillip (Sydney)

Fort Phillip
Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia
Remains of Fort Phillip today
Site information
TypeFormer fort
Location
Fort Phillip
Location of Fort Phillip in Sydney central business district
Coordinates33°51′34″S 151°12′17″E / 33.8595°S 151.2048°E / -33.8595; 151.2048
Site history
In use1803 (1803) – 1840 (1840)s
FatePartially demolished and repurposed as the Sydney Observatory from 1858 (1858).

Fort Phillip was a citadel style fort constructed as part of the first defensive works of the penal settlement of Sydney, located on Observatory Hill in the Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia. The fort has been demolished and the local government heritage-listed site repurposed as the Sydney Observatory.

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