Scott's Hut (The Cabin)Park: Godley HeadCanterbury4/5Total ratings 57Category: ShelterBunks: 0Scott's Hut (The Cabin) is located in Godley Head in the region of Canterbury. It has 0 bunks and the category of Shelter.A 3m x 4m locked hut, not suitable for overnight accommodation. This prefabricated tongue-&-groove hut was one of four huts built by Boulton & Paul Ltd in Norwich, England, for Captain Robert Scott’s, 1910-1913 Antarctica expedition. This particular hut was to be used for meteorological observations & research at Granite Harbour. Unfortunately, meteorologist, Dr George Simpson was unable to make the expedition & no replacement was available, so the hut went unused. On return from Antarctica on the SS Terra Nova in 1912, the hut was taken over by Scott’s expedition agent, Sir Joseph (J.J) Kinsey. From Lyttelton it was railed to Heathcote & transported in sections by bullock wagon to Sumner. It was erected on Clifton Hill in the garden of Kinsey’s summer house “Te Hau Ote Atua”.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	BX24 839 743
Latitude Longitude	-43.584327 172.800227
NZTM Grid Reference	E1583871 N5174273

Elevation: 104Amenities: Cellphone ReceptionWater Source: Water body near hut

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