Highfield Historic Site

Highfield Historic Site is a Regency-style homestead on Green Hills above Stanley in north-west Tasmania. Built between 1832 and 1835 for Edward Curr, chief agent of the Van Diemen's Land Company, it served as the company's headquarters and farm. Managed by Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, the site includes the main house, stables, barns and heritage gardens with panoramic views over Bass Strait and The Nut.

Visitors can explore the restored 1830s homestead, former stables, barns, chapel and workers' quarters set on an exposed hilltop overlooking Stanley, The Nut and Bass Strait. Interiors display period furnishings and exhibits on the Van Diemen's Land Company and convict labour. Guided tours explain the buildings and landscape, with heritage gardens, picnic areas and viewpoints accessible via gravel paths and lawns.

Constructed 1832-1835 using convict labour for Edward Curr, chief agent of the Van Diemen's Land Company chartered in 1824 to develop north-west Tasmania. Highfield was the company's primary farm and administrative centre, demonstrating early colonial pastoral enterprise, convict assignment system and Regency architecture in Tasmania. The site reflects the company's influence on settlement of Circular Head.

Represents colonial heritage of north-west Tasmania and the Van Diemen's Land Company era, illustrating early European settlement, pastoral practices and convict history. The homestead and outbuildings are listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register and valued as an example of colonial domestic architecture and cultural landscape overlooking Stanley.