Georges Head Battery

Georges Head Battery
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales in Australia
Georges Head Battery seen from outside
Georges Head Battery Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	33°50′11″S 151°15′29″E / 33.83639°S 151.25806°E / -33.83639; 151.25806Coordinates: 33°50′11″S 151°15′29″E / 33.83639°S 151.25806°E / -33.83639; 151.25806
Site history
Built	1871 (1871)–1873
In use	1873–2002 (2002)
Fate	Decommissioned; remnants now contained within the Sydney Harbour National Park

The Georges Head Battery is a former military fortification located on the Georges Head in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The site consists of the original battery and barracks, designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet, located at the end of Suakin Drive, Georges Heights, two later batteries located adjacent to the corner of Middle Head Road and Best Avenue, Georges Heights, and the Beehive (or Lower) Casemate adjacent to the Armoured (or Upper) Casemate in Chowder Bay Road. The Georges Head Battery is one of three forts in the area that were built for the purpose of defending the outer harbour. The other two forts are located at Middle Head and Bradleys Head, Mosman. The fort became a command post in the 1890s for the coordination of all of Sydney's harbour defences. It was decommissioned in 2002 and part of the land is managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, with other parts managed by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service as part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.

In 1999, the Georges Head Military Fortifications was inscribed on the State Heritage Register and in 2004 the Chowder Bay Barracks Group, including the Georges Head Battery, was inscribed on the Australian Heritage Database.

Defence activity began in this area of Sydney Harbour as early as 1803 when a gun battery was installed on Georges Head. In 1815 Governor Macquarie established a farm for Aborigines and placed Bungaree in charge. The experiment did not succeed.