Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort | |
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The fort in 2001 | |
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General information | |
Type | Defensive structure |
Location | West Wallabi Island |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 28°27′41″S 113°42′15″E / 28.4613357°S 113.7041114°E |
Construction started | 1629 |
Official name | Ruins of Two Stone Huts |
Type | Heritage Council |
Designated | 31 July 1995 |
Part of | Houtman Abrolhos Islands |
Reference no. | 3990 |
Official name | Batavia Shipwreck Site and Survivor Camps Area 1629 |
Type | Historic |
Criteria | A, C, D, G |
Designated | 6 April 2006 |
Reference no. | 105887 |
The Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort on West Wallabi Island (also known as Wiebbe Hayes Island) is the oldest surviving European building in Australia and was built in 1629 by survivors of the Batavia shipwreck and massacre.[1] West Wallabi Island is 63 km (39 mi) from the coast of Western Australia.