| Shot Tower | |
|---|---|
 The Shot Tower at Taroona | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Shot tower |
| Location | Taroona, Tasmania. |
| Country | Australia |
| Construction started | 1870 |
| Inaugurated | 8 September 1870 |
| Owner | Tasmanian Government |
| Height | 58.7 metres (192.6 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 10-3.9 metres |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Moir |
| Engineer | Joseph Moir |
| Place ID | 3,635[1] |
| Status | Permanently Registered |
The Shot Tower (sometimes referred to as the Taroona Shot Tower) is a historic sandstone shot tower situated in Taroona, Tasmania, Australia. The tower held the title of tallest building within the Australian colonies between 1870 and 1875 and remained the tallest structure in Tasmania until 1960, when it was surpassed by the Mount Wellington broadcast tower.[2] The Shot Tower is recognised as the tallest cylindrical sandstone tower in the Southern Hemisphere. The building is listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register[3] and was previously listed on the former Register of the National Estate.[4]
- ^ "Permanent and Provisional Registrations as at 22 Jan 2021" (PDF). Tasmanian Heritage Register. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Shot Tower Historic Site, 318 Channel Hwy, Taroona, TAS, Australia (Place ID 11467)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 4 November 2019.