Kelly's Steps, Historic sandstone stairs in Battery Point, Australia.

Kelly's Steps are 48 sandstone steps carved directly into the cliff face, creating a pedestrian path between Battery Point above and Salamanca Place's waterfront district below. The stairs form a permanent route through the rocky landscape, with each step shaped from the natural stone.

James Kelly, an early Australian explorer and whaler, built these steps in 1839. At that time Battery Point sat on a cliff above the wharfs of Sullivans Cove, and the steps were cut into the stone of that cliff. The warehouses along the wharfs, now Salamanca Place, were built with stone quarried from the same cliffs.

The steps carry the name of James Kelly, the explorer and whaler who cut them in 1839. They lead up to Kelly Street in Battery Point, while Kelly's Lane at their foot runs to Salamanca Place, so both ends of the route bear his name.

The steps run between Kelly Street in Battery Point at the top and Kelly's Lane, which leads to Salamanca Place, at the bottom. The stone treads are cut into the cliff and can be wet or slippery after rain, so wear shoes with grip.

The steps were cut into the stone of the cliff itself, and the warehouses along the wharfs of what is now Salamanca Place were built from stone quarried from those same cliffs. James Kelly, an early Australian explorer and whaler, gave the steps his name.