Crowds gather every weekend with most blissfully unaware of the significance of this piece of rock, sitting just metres off the shoreline.
Originally described by Captain James Cook, as a "small bare island", and being at the "back door" to Sydney Harbour, it was the ideal location for a fortification from the fear of Russian invasion. The fort was completed in 1885, only to be decommissioned in 1902, after it was found to be redundant.
In 1912 it was turned into a retirement home for war veterans, until 1963, when it was decided to turn the fort into an historical museum.
The waters surrounding the island and to the shoreline are bristling with marine life, with easy access making it one of the most sought after dive spots in Sydney.
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