Swanwater Homestead and Cemetery complex
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Swanwater Homestead and Cemetery complex

Swanwater, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia – *No GPS coordinates

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  • 1358 Sunraysia Highway Swanwater, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Swanwater, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria 3477 Australia

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Swanwater homestead and Cemetery complex have significance as a moderately intact example of an unusual mid 19th century pastoral complex. The property was developed by Valentine Nott Mogg from 1856 until his death in 1883. The property has a main house and outbuildings plus an extensive array of cottages and farm buildings arranged around a large farm courtyard. Many of the outbuildings are of an unusual pebble wall construction.

Swanwater homestead and Cemetery are situated on a rise in the property with extensive views of the gently sloping land in all directions. The Sunraysia Highway takes a detour around the homestead area. The homestead has a modest gate onto the highway and is reached by a kilometre driveway between an avenue of trees. The driveway is not used and is covered with tree debris. The driveway leads to the brick garden wall to the house where it opened through a simple cast iron gate to the front of the house and main lawn and garden. The driveway continued along the side of the wall to the main large courtyard which resembles a village square with a number of outbuildings and cottages surrounding the square. The building complex is now unoccupied and derelict. It appears to have been abandoned after the fire in 1967.

The house fronts a large gently sloping brick walled garden which opens to another small walled area which contains the Cemetery. The Cemetery wall is of the pebble construction with a brick capping. This contains the stone memorial to Valentine Nott Mogg and a small number of headstones of family members and workers on the property.

Source: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/reports/report_place_local/113761
Swanwater homestead and Cemetery complex have significance as a moderately intact example of an unusual mid 19th century pastoral complex. The property was developed by Valentine Nott Mogg from 1856 until his death in 1883. The property has a main house and outbuildings plus an extensive array of cottages and farm buildings arranged around a large farm courtyard. Many of the outbuildings are of an unusual pebble wall construction.

Swanwater homestead and Cemetery are situated on a rise in the property with extensive views of the gently sloping land in all directions. The Sunraysia Highway takes a detour around the homestead area. The homestead has a modest gate onto the highway and is reached by a kilometre driveway between an avenue of trees. The driveway is not used and is covered with tree debris. The driveway leads to the brick garden wall to the house where it opened through a simple cast iron gate to the front of the house and main lawn and garden. The driveway continued along the side of the wall to the main large courtyard which resembles a village square with a number of outbuildings and cottages surrounding the square. The building complex is now unoccupied and derelict. It appears to have been abandoned after the fire in 1967.

The house fronts a large gently sloping brick walled garden which opens to another small walled area which contains the Cemetery. The Cemetery wall is of the pebble construction with a brick capping. This contains the stone memorial to Valentine Nott Mogg and a small number of headstones of family members and workers on the property.

Source: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/reports/report_place_local/113761

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