Standing at the top of Marble Hill looking down towards the distant hills
one can see why this place is a bad spot for bushfires... on days of 40+
and strong winds, a fire would leap up the hill at a pace taking all the
gum (eucalyptus) trees with it, throwing out burning embers ahead of
the fire front. Gum trees are oily and explode during
bushfires... they don't have a cool shade like a deciduous tree. The ruins
are thickly surrounded by these trees... there would be a lot of
restrictions to abide by repairing these old ruins.