Kensington, Dunedin

The suburb lies at the foot of a spur off Maryhill officially referred to as Montecillo Ridge, and close to the inner city sports ground, the Oval.

[2] Dunedin Southern Cemetery sits on the slope of Montecillo Ridge immediately above Kensington, separated from it by South Road, a main route to Caversham, which joins with Princes Street close to the Oval.

These two green areas mark the southernmost extreme of Dunedin's Town Belt, which sweeps around the central city in a broad crescent through the suburbs of Mornington, Belleknowes, Roslyn, Maori Hill, Woodhaugh, and Dunedin North.

The lower slopes of Montecillo Ridge were at one time the site of "Hillside", the home of Dunedin city's founding father Captain William Cargill.

A notable feature of Kensington is the city's army drill hall, located in Bridgman Street immediately to the south of State Highway 1.

Kensington Oval marks the boundary between Kensington and the central city. In this view, looking towards Kensington, the roof of the Bridgman Street army drill hall is visible in the background.