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title: Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort
author: Rupert Gerritsen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18603/wiebbe-hayes-stone-fort/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-03-08
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# Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort
_Authored by Rupert Gerritsen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18603.jpg)
## Image Caption
The defensive position and lookout post constructed in 1629 on West Wallabi Island, Houtman Albrolhos, off the coast of Western Australia, built by Wiebbe Hayes and his men, who had been stranded on the island during the massacre of the *Batavia* survivors.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Gerritsen, R. (2024, March 02). Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Gerritsen, Rupert. "Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 02, 2024. .
### MLA
Gerritsen, Rupert. "Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Mar 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fort_-_West_Wallabi_Island_-_Colour.JPG) by [**Rupert Gerritsen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fort_-_West_Wallabi_Island_-_Colour.JPG). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 02 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.