18. ENTRY

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The entry to the Fort is guarded by an impressive but ineffectual gun barrel.

The sign reads:

Hydro-Pneumatic
Gun Barrel

Part of a hydro-pneumatic gun previously located at the Crows Nest Battery about
2 km west of here.

Built by W. M. Armstrong & Co.

The barrel weighs 12180 Kgs (26800 lbs)

Placed in this position by the
Borough of Queenscliff in 1965.

 

Close by is a notice with historic information about the Fort.

Also close to the entry is an owl! We can only guess it's purpose: wisdom, warning, pest control?!

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