Dedman's Hut
The place
Dedman's Hut in the Flinders Ranges, Hawker/Wilpena Pound area (inland South Australia, Australia), at 547 m altitude, in the natural crater of Wilpena Pound (a 17x8 km ellipse, a geological formation 800 million years old). FIRST ENTRY for SA Flinders. Historic bushmen's hut (the amusing name "Dedman" = "the dead man"), area of Eucalyptus camaldulensis/river red gum. Heritage of the Adnyamathanha ("people of the rocks", oral tradition of "Ikara" = "meeting place"), 400+ people.
The setting
Flinders Ranges, Hawker/Wilpena Pound, SA, AU, 547 m, Wilpena Pound ellipse 17x8 km, 800 million years old, first entry for Flinders, bushmen "Dedman" the dead man, Eucalyptus camaldulensis river red gum, Adnyamathanha "people of the rocks" Ikara, 400+.
