Mount Richmond
Encyclopedia
Mount Richmond is one of the volcanoes of the Auckland Volcanic Field
. A group of scoria mounds up to 50 m high, it has two 50 m wide craters. It was the site of a pā
, and retains some Māori earthworks from that time such as kumara pits and terracing.
Auckland Volcanic Field
The Auckland volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand. Basaltic in nature, it underlies much of the metropolitan area of Auckland....
. A group of scoria mounds up to 50 m high, it has two 50 m wide craters. It was the site of a pā
Pa (Maori)
The word pā can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with palisades and defensive terraces and also to fortified villages. They first came into being about 1450. They are located mainly in the North Island north of lake Taupo...
, and retains some Māori earthworks from that time such as kumara pits and terracing.