The Fagus Tree

 Tasmania's only deciduous tree is a Deciduous Beech (Fagus) found in Mt. Field, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, you might mistake this endemic tree as a bush.  It's not very tall, only two meters or less.  Just happened to be there at the right time of year a few years back.

Years ago, and I mean years ago we along with a couple of friends used to stay in cabins in the snow up on the mountain near Mt. Field. What fun we had!  From a post in 2013, it was long before that year when we went, just visit that link to see the cabin, us, cars and snow.

Barracks

Stanley is on the North West Coast of Tasmania Australia and we've visited and stayed there many times over the years.  There are convict Barracks at Highfield up on the hill overlooking the sea and The Nut.  Excellent view for the convicts.

The map as to where Stanley is just after the post.

The Barricks were built in 1834 and occupied from 1836.  About forty convicts were assigned to Circular Head establishment in 1932 and by 1833 there were seventy-three.  The old convict barracks at Stanley were used by the Van Diemens Land Co as quarters for the employed men in the early days.  Unfortunately they are just in total ruin now.

A few photos of what is left and strangers are not permitted into the paddock to take photos, so these are taken  from the side of the road.