Lytton Hill

Lytton Hill is a heritage-listed signal station at the mouth of the Brisbane River in Lytton, offering views toward Moreton Bay and surrounding waterways. The site contains remains of several structures built across different periods for various functions.

The station began in the 1850s as a customs post and later became the center for telegraph communications and river shipping monitoring. By the late 1800s, it also served as a youth detention facility and military installation protecting the river approaches.

The site represents how communication networks shaped early colonial Queensland, as officials here monitored shipping and messages from the 1870s onward. Visitors can observe how its strategic location made it central to controlling commerce and movement along the river.

The hill is easily reached from central Lytton and provides good vantage points across the water and surrounding landscape. Visitors should be prepared for uneven ground and wear comfortable footwear when exploring the structural remains and overlook areas.

The site once held one of Queensland's oldest surviving telegraph offices, designed specifically for that purpose. This structure from the 1870s ranks among the few original buildings remaining from that era of regional telecommunications.