Parks 7 and 8
English name: The Olive Groves
Kaurna names: Kuntingga (Park 7) and Parngutilla (Park 8)
Features: Historic 19th century olive groves
Bounded by:
Kuntingga (Park 7) is bounded by Mann Tce and Robe Tce, north of Melbourne Rd.
Parngutilla (Park 8) is bounded by Park Tce & Mann Tce south of Melbourne Rd.
The Olive Groves - Kuntingga (Park 7) and Parngutilla (Park 8)
Trail Guide to Parks 7, 8 and 9
Take a two-hour self-guided walk through these three small Parks, using our Trail Guide. Start at the corner of Mann Terrace and Melbourne Road and follow these Trail Guide notes: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/parks-789-tour.
It’s about 4km. Allow about two hours.
In the very early days of the colony, 1845, horticulturist John Bailey began planting olives on his land at Hackney. A decade later, in 1856, he was awarded a 500-pound Government contract to plant these and other olive trees, that are now on the South Australian Heritage Register.
There are still around 300 trees here, and they are still productive, though not commercially. The City Council grants free permits to pick olives for domestic use.
Related links:
The Olive Groves on Google Maps
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