'The Coal River Valley' in located in the
City of Clarence,
Tasmania and is a primarily agrarian area to the west of the city, located between the townships of
Cambridge, and
Richmond. It is nestled between the
Meehan Range,
Pitt Water and the
Pontos Range.
The Coal River Valley was one of the earliest areas used by the first British settlers outside of
Hobart, and the nearby town of
Richmond dates from 1823, when a bridge across the
Coal River was constructed. The name Coal River comes from the abundant natural source of coal in the area. The first British settlers used the valley as a mixture of grazing, pastureland and crop growing.
Its primary land usage is as
vineyards and produces very high quality slow maturing cool weather grapes.
The Coal River Valley is sheltered from the city lights of
Hobart by the
Meehan Range making it an ideal location for the
University of Tasmania's Mt. Pleasant
radio telescope observatory.
External links
★
Mt. Pleasant Observatory
★
Coal Valley Vinyard
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