About Bolwarra Heights
Bolwarra Heights is a suburb in the City of Maitland
in the Hunter Region of New South Wales,
Australia. Bolwarra Heights is located on the
eastern side of the Hunter River, approximately 5
km (3.1 mi) north of the Maitland central business
district. Mainly a residential suburb, Bolwarra
Heights is bordered to the east by Largs.
The present day suburb of Bolwarra Heights is
situated on land originally granted to Scottish
settler George Lang by Governor Macquarie in
1822. The Lang family home, historic Dunmore
House is a heritage-listed Georgian style
homestead built using convict labour in the 1830s,
located on the road between Bolwarra Heights and
the nearby village of Woodville.