Talisker Conservation Park
| Talisker Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 Talisker mine open cut | |
  Talisker Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cape Jervis |
| Coordinates | 35°37′20″S 138°09′08″E / 35.62222°S 138.15222°ECoordinates: 35°37′20″S 138°09′08″E / 35.62222°S 138.15222°E |
| Established | 28 November 1985[1] |
| Area | 2.11 km2 (0.8 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Talisker Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-western area of the Fleurieu Peninsula near the town of Cape Jervis and adjacent to Deep Creek Conservation Park. The conservation park covers 211 ha (520 acres) including areas of thick scrub, some steep walking tracks and the heritage-listed remains of a nineteenth century silver and lead mine.[1][2]
History
Talisker became a conservation park in 1976 after a period of 104 years of intermittent mining activity in the area. The park owes its name to the two McLeod brothers who discovered an outcrop of silver-lead ore while searching for gold in 1862.[3] The Talisker Mining company was formed the same year to extract the ore from the lode the McLeods named the 'Talisker of Scotland' after a locality in their homeland, the 'Isle of Skye'.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ Tilbrook, Kym (7 March 2003). "Covering the best of our parks". Adelaide Advertiser. News Ltd. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Tilbrook, Kym (30 April 2006). "They're creatures from the Deep". Sunday Mail. News Ltd. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Tilbrook, Kym (12 July 2002). "Take a walk on the wild side". Adelaide Advertiser. News Ltd. p. 74. Retrieved 24 September 2013.