inHerit Logo

Point Picquet and Anse Depuch

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

18157
There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.

Location

Meelup Beach Rd Cape Naturaliste

Location Details

Lot 351 Meelup Beach Road NATURALISTE WA 6281 (off Eagle Bay - Meelup Rd)

Other Name(s)

Anse Depuch
Baudin Memorial

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 2001

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 13 Sep 2006 Category 4

Category 4

These places are owned by the City and should be conserved, but special action is not required because the sites are mainly of historic and social value without built features. Some of the sites in this category are largely natural features and simply need to be managed in the ordinary sense of maintenance. Conservation actions may be limited to interpretation and/or site signage.

Statement of Significance

Significant as one of the first places where the French explorer Nicholas Baudin
landed in Geographe Bay.

Physical Description

Point Picquet: Small northern most point of a number of points in Meelup
Reserve between Eagle Bay and Dunsborough. Sandy bay adjacent to the north of
Point Picquet. ‘Anse’ is French for ‘Cove’.

History

Landing places for French Explorer Baudin. Associated with early French
exploration of WA. They are two of a number of areas first named by Nicholas
Baudin in 1801. Point Picquet is named after a Lieutenant on the Geographe,
Furcy Picquet. Baudin Memorial opened at Anse Depuch in June, 2001.

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Exploration & surveying

Creation Date

05 Sep 2007

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

03 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.