Heritage

National heritage

Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area (KAVHA), Norfolk Island

Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area. Photo: Mark Mohell

The Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area (KAVHA), on Norfolk Island, is of outstanding significance to the nation as a convict settlement spanning the era of transportation to eastern Australia between 1788-1855. It is also significant as the only site in Australia to display evidence of early Polynesian settlement, and the place where the Pitcairn Island descendents of the Bounty mutineers were re-settled in 1856.  KAVHA was included in the National Heritage List on 1 August 2007.

Visitors to KAVHA can take a guided tour, follow walking trails or visit the open house at No. 9 Quality Row.

Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area. Photo: Mark Mohell

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