Ravenswood Joss House
Date Published
: Temples / Joss House, archaeology
: Central (Qld)
: Ravenswood
: 1882
"A sign of the times—a new Chinese Joss House!"
The temple remnants are located south of Deighton Street and comprise a series of concrete, stone and earth platforms with overall dimensions of approximately 22 metres long and 10-11 metres wide (refer Figure 24: Site Plan). The temple is orientated roughly north-south. From north to south the five platforms comprise:
Earth platform (approximately 6 x 11 metres) with some surface fragments of thin concrete slab.
Stone alignment defining small step up to thin concrete slab on earth platform (approximately 2 x 11 metres) with stone edge to the east.
Small step up to thin concrete slab on earth platform (approximately 4 x 11 metres) with stone edge to the east. An east-west alignment of post holes is set back approximately 0.8m from northern slab edge.
Small step up to concrete slab (approximately 4 x 10 metres) with rendered stone edge to the east. An east-west alignment of four square post holes (170 x 170 mm) with metal sleeves is set back approximately 3 metres from northern slab edge.
Two steps up to concrete slab (approximately 5.2 x 10 metres) with rendered stone edge to the east and south.
A disturbed earth mound is situated to the south of the temple foundations. It is has stone and brick inclusions and random-rubble stonework to the eastern end.
