vacant land for sale at Lottah
Blue Tier viewed from Goulds Country
5.8 acres (2.35 hectares) of vacant land currently carrying light scrub and man ferns as well as regrowth comprising of mountain ash, brown top, blackwood and mature silver wattle. This was originally the residence of the Anchor Mine manager at the turn of last century, proles being relegated to Lottah junction, one km away.
Blue Tier is one of the two 'glacial refugias' in Tasmania which preserved plants killed elsewhere during the last ice age. These spread to colonize the rest of the island during subsequent warming.
In its heyday Lottah was the largest town between Scottsdale and the east coast as well as the seat of local government. The closing decades of 1800 brought droves of tin miners who settled the town. Not surprisingly the population dissipated around the mid-1900s when the easier lodes were exhausted and prices fell. Currently it forms the gateway to the upper reaches of Blue Tier, a nature reserve.
At its widest the block is 209 m along the southern boundary and ≈118 m deep across the north-south axis. It is one of the very few sizable properties at Lottah that is relatively level. With minimal clearing the mountain peaks (above) should be visible from this block.
- GPS location: Latitude 41°:13':30.5" South; Longitude
148°:01':40.8" East
Blue Tier map (5843): 55G 586163mE 5435740mN WGS84 (=GDA) - North facing aspect at ≈420 m altitude
- Bounded by Lottah Road to east and north providing 250 m of road frontage; a road reserve runs along the north west boundary - diagram
- 26 km from St. Helens with usual amenities and attendant vices; 1 km from Lottah junction
- 8 km all-weather gravel road to Tasman Highway (& school bus)
- Power pole within 100 m of boundary
- 1300 mm annual rainfall
- Stone's throw from Lottah Recreation Ground (still community
property but fallen into disuse)
- across the road from the old Warratina gardens
- 1 km from Australia's second suikinkutsu (Japanese water harp)
- An hour's drive from Bay of Fires, reported to have been voted 'one of the two most beautiful beaches in the world' by Conde Nast Traveller; shrug.
- Current council rates $595 pa
Approximate south-east, north-east and north-west corners have been marked with yellow tape but buyer will need to have the block re-surveyed to establish precise boundaries as the original markers have been overgrown. Land is offered 'as is' and buyer will need to clear whatever area is necesary for proposed use.
Price $160,000
More of the Blue Tier including its natural history