1. Beatrice Hill Well

The well is located in an embankment of earth approximately 200 metres to the west of the Windows on the Wetlands Visitor Centre. It is 175cm in diameter and is sunk to a depth of 7.7 metres.

It is lined with banded ironstone, which spirals down the shaft. Banded ironstone, which is readily found in this area, consists of alternating layers of chert, haematite, and magnetite, giving it a strong dark red colour.

2. Beatrice Hill Stone Wall Fences

Drystone walls are built without mortar and this construction allows them to 'give' in response to changes in the ground. For this reason, drystone walls can survive for hundreds of years, as is the case in the UK.

It is likely that the drystone walls at Beatrice Hill were built in the 1880s, around the same time as the well. The stone wall fences were rediscovered when surveys were conducted for the Beatrice Hill area in 1956. Despite the relatively poor construction of the stone walls, they remain solid.

The Beatrice Hill Well was sunk in the 1880s when Beatrice Hill was the site of an experimental coffee plantation. It is built of locally found banded ironstone and is of simple yet solid construction. The well shaft is in excellent condition.

The sinking of wells took place as early agriculture ventures in the Northern Territory were progressed. Wells were essential to the successful development of land in Northern Australia. Extant wells remain an indicator of development and in the Northern Territory, they are often the only physical reminders that the land was once occupied.

The Beatrice Hill Well is associated with prominent nineteenth century pastoralists and entrepreneurs, Maurice Lyons and C B Fisher, who were the first to develop land in Northern Australia on a grand scale.

The stone wall fences at Beatrice Hill were also erected during the 1880s. They are associated with the agricultural ventures that were the basis for the establishment of the Beatrice Hill property. Stone wall fences are an unusual feature and are a design of exceptional interest in the Northern Australian landscape.