Explore / Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand, West Coast
Denniston Plateau
Incline brakehead and coal town ruins
Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: incline wagons, brakehead machinery, mine relics, townsite foundations.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
The Denniston Incline, once the engineering wonder of NZ coal, lowered wagons 510 m off the plateau 1879-1967, a whole town lived up here and left it all behind
DOC heritage area with in-situ machinery, brakehead, mine entrances and townsite relics documented on interpretation trails
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sudden fog and cold on the plateauUnfenced mine openings and old ironwork, steep drops at the brakehead
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.