This barren site was one of Tasmania’s two female convict prisons (the other was in Hobart ). Only one cottage remains, full of interesting historical info, but archaeological excavations among the sunburnt stubble are under way. Descriptive panels provide insight into the hard lives these women led. Pick up the Ross Female Factory brochure from the visitor centre, then walk along the track from the top of Church St to get here.
Nearby is the wind-blown Old Ross Burial Ground , with headstones carved by the same stonemasons who worked on the bridge.
