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Bears Castle

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Bears Castle is a small faux castle (fortified homestead) in Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.

The castle was a cob construction from mud and clay with planks of timber in-between the layer of cob with a stone base for foundations. Large tree timbers providing form for the windows (inverted tree forks), and straight trunks provide support for the first floor.^[1] It was constructed in about 1846 by two men named Hannaford and Edwards, each of whom had recently arrived from Devon, England where cob was a common building technique were engaged to build the castle. It was built for the pastoralist John Bear. The castle is approximately 12 square metres in area, and has parapets and turrets on each corner.

The castle served as a temporary residence for Thomas Bear's farm manager, Joseph Owen and family from about 1865. Thomas was John Bears son.

Some theories about the reason the castle was created include:

providing a bolt hole in case of attack - John Bear's wife had been held up by the Plenty bushrangers in 1842 and John was often absent on business;
a lookout, as it is on the top of a rise and the land had been cleared of trees which gave a good view over the Plenty River Valley;
refuge from bushfires;
providing protection from the weather for shepherds.

In about 1900 the parapets and a castellated tower topping a corner turret were removed. In the 1970s the walls were rendered with chicken wire and mud to protect the building against decay. The earier walls can be seen in the circa 1870 picture which includes 5 of Thomas Bear's children. The Yan Yean Reservoir can be seen in the background.

The castle was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in 1998.^[2]

As the castle is in a protected water catchment area for Melbourne, access is restricted. The Whittlesea Historical Society has at times arranged a guided visit to the site. These are infrequent and may occur once a year.

The castle has 2 storeys however there is no flooring on the second storey.

References

1. ^{{Cite book|title=The Plenty Bushrangers of 1842: the first Europeans hanged in Victoria|last=Mann|first=Lindsay|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}
2. ^{{cite VHD|1248|Bears Castle|hr=1420|ho=43|accessdate=28 March 2011}}

3.http://www.whittleseainfocentre.net.au/BearsCastle/Tours http://www.whittleseainfocentre.net.au/BearsCastle{{VictoriaAU-geo-stub}}

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External links

Bears Castle entry on the Victorian Heritage Register

2 : Victorian Heritage Register|Houses in Victoria (Australia)

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