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Benhar, New Zealand

Coordinates: 46°13′30″S 169°47′38″E / 46.225°S 169.794°E / -46.225; 169.794
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McSkimming & Son pottery works at Benhar, 1926

Benhar is located in New Zealand
Benhar
Benhar
Location of Benhar in New Zealand

Benhar is a town in New Zealand. It is located five kilometres east of Balclutha in South Otago, close to the small Lake Tuakitoto.

Interior of the brickworks at Benhar, 1926

Benhar was formerly the site of one of New Zealand's largest domestic porcelain factories, which closed in the 1980s.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Clay toilets". teara.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

46°13′30″S 169°47′38″E / 46.225°S 169.794°E / -46.225; 169.794