Arthurs Seat, Victoria
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Arthurs Seat is a locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia about 75 kilometres to the south east of the city centre. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Arthurs Seat is a major tourist drawcard due to its natural bushland, sweeping views and man-made attractions.
The locality derives its name from the prominent massif which rises to 305 metres above Port Phillip Bay. This in turn was named in 1802 after Arthur’s Seat, a peak in Edinburgh , by Acting Lieutenant John Murray, a native of that city and commander of the Lady Nelson, a British Royal Navy Ship which was the first ship to enter Port Phillip Bay.
The underlying rocks are Devonian granite, bounded to the west by the Selwyn Fault. The vegetation consists of dry open forest of mixed eucalypt species, which was extensively burnt during a bushfire in 1997.
The attractions at Arthurs Seat include Arthurs Seat State Park (including "Seawinds" gardens) , a scenic chairlift , a lookout tower, a maze, and two restaurants. There is a viewing area near the summit which has extensive views of Port Phillip Bay with the Melbourne City skyline and the You Yangs visible on the horizon on a clear day.
The summit is connected to nearby Dromana by a winding tourist road which opened in 1929. Prominent viewpoints from the road include Bowens Point (145m), Franklin Point (195m), Murrays Lookout (247m), and Chapmans Point (274m), the latter being the best vantage point to view the peninsula itself.
External links
- Parks Victoria - Arthurs Seat State Park
- Dromana & District Historical Society
- Photographs of Arthurs Seat
| Shire of Mornington Peninsula (All Melbourne Suburbs) |
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| McCrae | Dromana | Dromana |
| Rosebud | Arthurs Seat | Dromana |
| Rosebud | Main Ridge | Red Hill |