Robe Obelisk

The Robe Obelisk is a historic 12-metre limestone navigation beacon built in 1855 on Cape Dombey at Robe on South Australia's Limestone Coast. Erected to guide ships safely into Guichen Bay, it is painted in distinctive red and white stripes and is State Heritage listed. Perched on eroding coastal cliffs, it offers panoramic ocean views and remains an iconic landmark symbolising Robe's maritime history.

Visitors can expect a freestanding 12-metre obelisk with red and white horizontal stripes set on the exposed limestone cliffs of Cape Dombey overlooking Guichen Bay and the Southern Ocean. The site is an open coastal headland with a car park, fenced viewing area and interpretive signage. Visitors can view the monument up close, walk around the headland, photograph the coastline and observe ongoing coastal erosion. There are no buildings to enter; the experience is outdoor sightseeing in a windy, scenic coastal environment.

Built in 1855 by the South Australian Government as a day beacon and navigation aid to guide ships into the anchorage at Guichen Bay during Robe's peak as a major port. Constructed of local limestone and standing about 12 metres high, it was painted with red and white stripes for visibility. It replaced earlier beacons and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. The structure is now threatened by ongoing coastal erosion of the Cape Dombey cliffs.

An iconic landmark and symbol of Robe, representing the town's 19th-century maritime history and development as a port on the Limestone Coast. It is a State Heritage-listed structure valued by the local community and visitors as a historic navigation marker and scenic coastal monument.