Taurere / Taylor Hill

Scoria cone of Taylor's Hill with Māori kumara pits in left foreground.

Taylor's Hill (also Te Taurere), is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It's scoria cone reaches 56 m high. It was the site of a pā, and retains Māori earthworks from that era such as kumara pits and terracing. The volcano's lower slopes to the east and south were quarried.

References

• 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.