Cemetery Crater is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field. It is an explosion crater roughly 200 metres (660 ft) wide, located east of Crater Hill. Hard to see even in early aerial photos due to its shallowness, it is now covered by housing.
History
Cemetery Crater was the location of a fortified pā site used by Tāmaki Māori. The pā is known by the name Te Pā-o-te-tū-tahi-atu, or Pā o Tahi, a name that describes the pā as a place only used temporarily, due to the unsuitable flat land of the area.
Cemetery Crater was first recognised as a volcano by Ernie Searle in the 1960s. He named it because of its proximity to the cemetery in Puhinui Rd, but the Southwestern Motorway has now been constructed between the crater and the cemetery.
The crater is primarily covered by housing and a small local park, Pā o Tahi / Hillside South Park.
References
- ^ Hayward, B.W., Kenny, J.A., and Grenfell, H.R. (2011). "More volcanoes recognised in Auckland volcanic field. Geoscience Society of New Zealand Newsletter. v. 5, p. 11-16.
- ^ "Pā o Tahi / Hillside South Park". Auckland Council. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- "Papatoetoe Heritage Trail" (PDF). Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board. 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- Searle, E. J. (1961). "Volcanoes of the Otahuhu-Manurewa district, Auckland". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. v. 4, p. 239-255.
- City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland. Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
36°59′23″S 174°50′28″E / 36.989828°S 174.841082°E / -36.989828; 174.841082
- Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide. Hayward, B.W.; Auckland University Press, 2019, 335 pp. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
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