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Originally Posted by julianh72
The Ballandean Pyramid was built a few years ago (early 2000s, I think) using the granite rocks that were removed while preparing the land for a new vineyard (which is now not being used). It is about 30 metres square and fifteen metres high. It can be seen from the New England Highway, a few kilometres north of the New South Wales border.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballandean_Pyramid
It was never used as an observatory, and it is not (legally) accessible to the public, but you can approach quite close on Jacobsen's Road.
There is however a BnB with an impressive observatory (with an 18" reflector among other telescopes) 2 kilometres away in Ballandean village - Twinstar Guesthouse:
http://www.twinstarguesthouse.com/
As far as i know, the owner of Twinstar has no relationship with the pyramid. |
Thanks Julian that is very interesting.
Alex