History
Blackheath is the highest town in the Blue Mountains. Governor Macquarie, on his epic
journey across the newly built Cox's Road in 1815, named the area Hounslow on his way
west, & Blackheath on the way home. Nobody queried him.
The Scotch Thistle Inn was established in 1833 by ex-soldier Andrew Gardner, gaining a
reputation for comfort & cleanliness.
A large stockade was set up in the 1840's for convicts & soldiers working on
upgrades to the road. The commandant was Capt. Bull, who previously ran
what became known as "Bull's Camp" near
Woodford.
Following the arrival of the railway, the plateau's clean air and more English climate
attracted the attention of gentlemen desirous of a retreat from the city.
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