Rowland Flat

 

The town was originally known as Rowland's Flat, named, with an errant apostrophe, after Edward Rowlands who claimed the area under the 27th Special Survey in 1839. However at some point this apostrophe and 's' were accordingly lost and it has become known as Rowland Flat.

The township itself was surveyed in 1850.

This small town rests on a landscape of low hills, in the valley floor between Lyndoch and Tanunda.

The town boasts amazing constract between the historical buildings that still exist in the area, old farmhouses and the newer modern facilities of the impressive, Orlando Wyndham Winery.

Established in 1877, the winery is the home to one of Australia’s best-known wine brands, Jacob’s Creek. The famous creek is nearby and is where Johann Gramp first planted vines in 1847. Learn more about the wine at the modern, Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre, on the road between Rowland Flat and Tanunda. 

 

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Sources:

Barossa Heritage Study, Lester Firth and Murton Pty Ltd, May 1981