Stubbert's Point Battery

Stubbert’s Point on the north side of Sydney Harbour has a commanding view of the harbor and stood as a natural location for a defensive fortification. A gun was placed here during World War I, and an anti-submarine net also ran from the location to the South Bar.

The current ruins are the remains of a gun emplacement constructed in the lead-up to World War II. The site was one of seven gun batteries that encircled the Sydney Harbour and featured three spotlight emplacements. There were also two six-pounder Hotchkiss guns on location.

The gun was manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the course of the war. Four years after hostilities came to an end, Stubbert’s Point Battery was dismantled and left for nature to reclaim.