Mount Dutton Bay Woolshed
A grand restored 1870s woolshed beside a historic jetty near Coffin Bay, now a heritage museum.
When wool left by sea
Before roads and rail, the wool of the lower Eyre Peninsula left by ship, and Mount Dutton Bay was one of the little ports that made that possible. The great timber woolshed that still stands here, built in the 1870s, is one of the finest of its kind in the state.
Restored by the National Trust, the shed now houses a museum of pastoral and maritime history, its huge interior still hung with the timber and tools of the shearing trade. Beside it runs the old jetty, where the wool bales were loaded onto ketches bound for Port Adelaide.
With the quiet bay alongside, it makes a peaceful and atmospheric stop on the way to or from Coffin Bay.
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Last verified 8 August 2026 · source: Official website (duttonbay.com)
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Sources
- Official website (duttonbay.com) (accessed August 2026)
- Facebook - Mt Dutton Bay Woolshed (accessed August 2026)
Image credits
- Mount Dutton Bay Woolshed (7041893145).jpg by Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons