Somewhere Else

Sometimes bushwalks have surprising destinations. If you follow a gently rising bush trail out of Kilmore in Victoria, you eventually come to this impressive bluestone tower surrounded by forest.

The tower is now a monument to the pioneering exploration of Hume and Hovell in this area. But it wasn’t originally built for that purpose, or at this site. In fact the tower was part of the Kilmore Gaol (below) – or Old Kilmore Gaol as it is now known. The gaol was built in 1859 and still stands on a rise near the town centre. However today it has no prisoners and is used as a site for markets.