About Lynton Convict Hiring Depot
Lynton Convict Hiring Depot is a heritage-listed convict depot ruin located on the Hutt River near Lynton, about 7 km from Northampton in Western Australia's Mid West. Established in 1853, it was one of several regional hiring depots where convicts were housed and hired to local settlers. The site retains stone ruins, foundations and archaeological remains illustrating Western Australia's convict system.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an open-air archaeological site with low stone ruins, foundation outlines, remnants of depot buildings and a lime kiln set in a rural coastal plain near the Hutt River. The site is interpreted with signage explaining the depot layout and convict history. There are no reconstructed buildings; the experience is a self-guided walk among ruins in a quiet, semi-arid landscape with views over farmland toward the coast.
Key highlights
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Ruins of the 1853 convict hiring depot including barracks and store foundations
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Remains of historic lime kiln associated with depot construction
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Interpretive signage explaining convict hiring system in Western Australia
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Archaeological landscape on the Hutt River floodplain near Port Gregory
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State Heritage-listed site representing Western Australia's convict era