ar ▁anten na ▁for ▁rest oration ▁and , ▁later , ▁returned ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁near ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁head land ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health . ▁( Tom are e ▁L odge ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁head land ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Tom are e ▁National ▁Park ). ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁land form ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁important ▁to ▁Ab original ▁people ▁and ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁their ▁stories . ▁The ▁ge ological ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁unusual ▁combination ▁of ▁land form ▁a e ol ian ▁s ands ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁derived ▁cl ays ▁is ▁of ▁some ▁interest ▁and ▁research ▁potential . ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁history ▁from ▁initial ▁discovery ▁by ▁Captain ▁Cook , ▁early ▁expl or ers , ▁se af ar ers , ▁sett lers ▁and ▁industry ▁including ▁fish ing , ▁tim ber ▁and ▁far ming . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁out standing ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Tom are e ▁Head ▁is ▁its ▁a est h etic ▁appeal ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁land form ▁with ▁ste ep ▁cl iffs ▁to ▁the ▁ocean ▁and ▁natural ▁landscape ▁in ▁the ▁attract ive ▁setting ▁of ▁Port ▁Steph ens . ▁ ▁These ▁qual ities ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁by ▁expl or ers ' ▁records ▁and ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁by