THE PROPERTIES of the SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY CONTENTS FREE STATE WESTERN CAPE 20 Burgher Monument Edenburg District 20

SAHRA THE PROPERTIES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY CONTENTS FREE STATE WESTERN CAPE 20 Burgher Monument Edenburg District 20

1 Old Granite Lodge and Extensions Cape Town 1 NORTHERN CAPE

2 Woutersen Wessels Vault Cape Town 2 21 Union Masonic Temple Kimberley 21

3 Valkenburg Manor House and Outbuildings Cape Town 3 LIMPOPO

4 Van Riebeeck’s Hedge Cape Town 4 22 Moorddrift Monument Potgietersrust District 22

5 Het Posthuys Cape Town 5 23 Old English Fort Pietersburg District 23

6 Welcome Cottage Simon’s Town 6 24 Verdun Ruins Soutpansberg District 24

7 Hugo Family Vault Simon’s Town 7 NORTH WEST

8 Dal Josafat Farms Paarl District 8 25 Old Powder Magazine Potchefstroom 25

9 Onderdal School Paarl District 9 26 Old Fort and Cemetery Potchefstroom 26

10 Kleinbosch Cemetery Paarl District 10 27 Site of Dr Livingstone’s House Marico District 27

11 Old Groenberg School Wellington District 11 KWAZULU-NATAL

12 Erf 56 & Erf 255 Tulbagh 12 28 Old Fort Durban 28

13 Fisherman’s Cottages Struisbaai 13 29 Blarney Cottage Richmond 29

EASTERN CAPE 30 Birthplace of General Louis Botha Greytown 30

14 The Lookout Kirkwood District 14 31 Spioenkop Battlefield Klip River District 31

15 Old Congregational Church Cradock 15 32 Elandslaagte Memorial Klip River District 32

16 Mooimeisiesfontein Riebeck East District 16 33 Piet Retief’s Grave Vryheid District 33

17 Old Gaol Grahamstown 17 MPUMALANGA

18 Old Residency and outbuildings King William’s Town 18 34 Mapoch’s Caves Middelburg District 34

19 Concentration Camp Garden of Remembrance Aliwal North 19 35 Krugerhof Waterfal Boven District 35 WHAT IS SAHRA? 1. 109 & 111

The South African Heritage Resources Agency sites. These will be marked with a badge HARRINGTON STREET (SAHRA) is an agency of the Department of Arts indicating their status as national heritage sites. SAHRA HEAD OFFICE, also known as the Old Granite Lodge and Culture and is the national administrative Provincial heritage resources authorities must and Extensions body responsible for the management and identify places, which make them significant protection of South Africa’s cultural heritage in the context of the province, to be declared resources. provincial heritage sites and marked with a provincial heritage site badge. LOCATION It is a statutory organisation established under The property is located at 111 the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 In areas where there has not yet been a systematic Harrington Street, Cape Town. of 1999 and, together with provincial heritage survey to identify conservation-worthy places, resources authorities, is one of the bodies that a permit is required to alter or demolish any replaced the National Monuments Council. structure older than 60 years.

The Act follows the principle that heritage In addition, all graves which are older than 60 resources should be managed by the levels years and not in a cemetery (such as ancestral of government appropriate for the level of graves in rural areas) are also protected. The PROPERTY DESCRIPTION GPS: 33°55’46.92”S, 18°25’21.80”E significance of the resource. The local and legislation protects the interests of communities provincial authorities will manage heritage to whom the graves are significant, and The building formerly known as the Granite LEGAL STATUS resources as part of their planning process. communities must be consulted before any Lodge and extension (for the two structures that disturbance can take place. form the St. George’s Orphanage for Girls), is now Declared a national monument by Government SAHRA’s role is to coordinate the identification being used as the Head Office of SAHRA. Notice No. 2517, as published in Government and management of the national estate. SAHRA owns and manages thirty six properties Gazette 12814 of 2 November 1990. Current The national estate encompasses heritage of heritage significance around South Africa and Grading – Grade 11 (Provincial Heritage Site) resources of cultural significance for the present fourteen of them are in the Western Cape. Many SIGNIFICANCE community and for future generations. of these properties were inherited by SAHRA from the National Monuments Council, but The Granite Lodge, a predominantly Georgian It may include places to which oral traditions although they are owned by SAHRA, they are granite-fronted house was built c.1834 for are attached or which are associated with living not necessarily national heritage sites. In terms of Anthony Oliphant, the first Attorney-General heritage; historical settlements; landscapes the new Act, all old national monuments were of the Cape Colony. Between 1839 and 1845 it and natural features of cultural significance; designated Provincial Heritage Sites, and may belonged to Henry Sherman and from 1845 to archaeological and palaeontological sites require re-grading to either Grade 1 (National) or 1865, Otto Landsberg, the famous artist and (archaeology being the study of the human past, Grade 3 (Local) Heritage Sites. tobacconist, lived here. whereas palaeontology deals with fossils); graves and burial grounds, including ancestral and royal This booklet is to give an insight into these Mary Arthur later bought the house to graves and graves of traditional leaders; graves properties so that the reader can go and see accommodate the St. George’s Orphanage for of victims of conflict; and sites relating to the them the next time they are in the area. Girls. In 1915 the adjacent double story building history of slavery in South Africa. designed by the architects Forsythe and Parker, was erected as an extension to the orphanage. It The Act requires that SAHRA and members of was dedicated by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the public must identify places with qualities William Carter. so exceptional that they are of special national significance to be declared national heritage

1 WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 33°56’32.03”S, 18°28’49.01”E LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared 1249, as published in Government Notice No. 27 June 1986. Current 10296, dated Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) 3 MANOR HOUSE AND AND HOUSE MANOR OUTBUILDINGS LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located The property is in Black River Parkway, Town Observatory, Cape VALKENBURG VALKENBURG 3. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Valkenburg propertyThe the includes been and outbuildings which have Homestead serveconverted to and restaurant. a hotel as SIGNIFICANCE Valkenburg in 1661, the Built on land granted is one of the only original Homestead still standing on the Liesbeeck homesteads who Valck It was named after Cornelius River. northThe with wing, in 1720. became the owner its curvilinear the original parapet, was added to who Waal, Corneliusde U-shaped house by bought the property in 1746. section, western The with its neo-Classical gable, The Cornelius Mostert by was rebuilt c.1815. farm divided and in 1881 the was subsequently partbecame out-buildings and house the of Hospital. Valkenberg ManorThe House became the property of the National Monuments in 1985. Council GPS: 33° 54’ 43.63” S, 18° 24’ 45.38” E GPS: 33° 54’ 43.63” S, 18° The tomb was used as a landmark for sailing used as a landmark was tomb for The in the days the harbour, guide them to to ships, The suburb the surrounding was built up. before survive. to vault is one of only a few LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared 561, as published in Government Notice No. Grading April14 of 6664 Current 1961. Gazette – Grade 11(PHS) metres. 331 square Size: 2 WOUTERSEN WESSELS WESSELS WOUTERSEN VAULT

Because the vault had been broken into by by Because the vault had been broken into the ornaments who stole coffins of the thieves door of iron the great and other valuables, permanentlythe vault was eventually sealed. the last members of the family, Consequently (April 1913) and his daughter Wessels Marthinus (1960) Wessels) (nee Wale Madeleine Florence buried outside the were who died on the estate vault. He was buried in the vault in 1827, followed by by He was buried in 1827, followed in the vault family Wessels his family and members of the JohnSir of brother Wessels, L M Adv. including the Union. Chief Justice of the former Wessels, SIGNIFICANCE be to vault is believed of the architecture The of the well-known Hermanthe design architect, design the for responsible also was who , Schutte It Lighthouse. was built by Point of the Green in the 1820s when it Woutersen Pieter merchant bury families to Dutch was still practice for their dead on their farms estates. and The property The buriala contains a with vault wall. surrounding PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property is located at 8 The property is Green Point Bertrand Street, in Cape Town. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 2.

WESTERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 34° 6’36.96”S, 18°28’1.26”E Bay and as a signal station by the VOC during the the station by and as a signal Bay occupation of the Cape. Dutch militaryin remained site this on buildings The in 1795 use and during of Muizenberg the Battle a direct hit on its stoep. received De Posthuys been have to adjoining buildings seem The same time. at the destroyed It levy to became a toll-house a tax on later sell their produce passing farmers to who wanted Bay). (then Simon’s Town ships in Simon’s to LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared Gazette Notice 409, as published in Government Grading – 1980. Current 7 March 6873, dated Grade 11(PHS) 5 HET POSTHUYS HET 5. 5. The property is located at 180 The property is Cape Main Road, Muizenberg, Town. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe known consists of a building as Het rear. the and outbuildings to Posthuys SIGNIFICANCE be one of the is claimed to Het Posthuys in the country. first buildings erected It was three-roomeda as built signal presumably VOC,year allegedly in 1673 - a the station by was occupied. Town in Cape the Castle before on a map in 1687, the actual origins recorded First and history still a subject of of this building are vary dates (as debate, between 1673) and 1662 2nd oldest building in be the but it is thought to False and the oldest in after the Castle, the Cape Bay. of war Inoutbreak imminent the to 1662, due on which Het between the site the Netherlands, erection the was chosen for is situated, Posthuys in case of attack. Bay False guard post to of a watch part building, barracksThe complex, of a larger Oost-Indische Vereenigde the built by was VOC) or India East (Dutch Company Compagnie used between 1663 and 1673, it was presumably ships entering False enemy as a lookout point for GPS: 33°59’42.85”S, 18°26’40.10”E 4 VAN RIEBEECK’S RIEBEECK’S VAN HEDGE

Declared a national monument by Government a national monument by Declared Grading 529 of 6 April 1936. Current Notice No. – Grade 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS This Wild almond hedge was allegedly planted planted allegedly was hedge almond Wild This in 1660 on the instructions Riebeeck of Jan van markto the boundariesthe settlement at of twoThe portions of the hedge which the Cape. escaped destruction the oldest declared are national monuments in South Africa. SIGNIFICANCE The remains of the historical Wild Almond hedge, hedge, Almond Wild historicalthe of remains The on the instructionallegedly planted of Jan van and the growing hedge is free The Riebeeck. property includes a cairn and a footpath. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION located in The property is Bishops Court, Klaasens Road, Cape Town. 4. 4.

WESTERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 34°12’28.02”S, 18°27’32.11”E 7 HUGO FAMILY VAULT FAMILY HUGO PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe a burial consists of vault and indicating the names of eight graves separate Families. members of the Hugo and Hablutzel Grading – Grade 11(PHS) Current LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located in The property is Valley, Valley Road, Murdoch Simons Town 7. 7. GPS: 34° 6’36.96”S, 18°28’1.26”E 6 WELCOME COTTAGE WELCOME

LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 27 DecemberDeclared Itemby 1985 Gazette Government 12 of 22, page (Local Grading – Grade 111A 10047. Current No. Heritage Site) SIGNIFICANCE is built Cottage Welcome land on which The Johannes to Quitrent in Perpetual was granted Town, of Simon’s DeputyHenricus Brand, Fiscal Member became in 1811. He later of the Court was the son, Christoffel, H Brand’s J of Justice. first SpeakerAssembly and his of of the House became Johannes Henricusgrandson, Brand, State. Free of the Orange President the first and the outbuildings Both the main homestead in style Dutch Cape and of predominantly are merit. considerable architectural The propertyThe two consists of a main Homestead, outbuildings. as three as well additional houses, PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property is situated at The property is Glencairn, 36 Glen Oak Road, Simon’s Town. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 6. 6.

WESTERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 0’8.95”E GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 9 ONDERDAL SCHOOL ONDERDAL Declared a national monument by Government a national monument by Declared Notice 2620, as published in Government 7946 of 4 DecemberGazette 1981. Current Grading – Grade 11 (PHS) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION property The historicalthe Onderdal includes with the adjoining teacher’s school buildings, residence. SIGNIFICANCE in 1847. School was founded Onderdal The Construction the school commenced in on May31 on 1855. inaugurated was it and 1854 5 June 1855 and school officially opened on The was used until 1968, when it was finally closed. Genootskap members of the vir Regte Founder Afrikaners instruction here. received LEGAL STATUS LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located on Dal The property is Rust, Non Josafat Farm, Goede Paarl Pareille & Roggeland, District 9. 9. GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 0’8.95”E GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 8

DAL JOSAFAT FARMS JOSAFAT DAL

Dal Josafat Farm, Goede Rust, Dal Josafat Farm, Roggeland, Non Pareille and Paarl District LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 8. 8. Declared a national monument by Government Government a national monument by Declared 291, as published in Government Notice No. 1985. Current 9588 of 15 February No. Gazette Grading – Grade 1 (National Heritage Site) LEGAL STATUS SIGNIFICANCE farms separate complex comprisesThis of three farmsThe Goede which had been consolidated. granted originally were Rust and Non Pareille farmsThese in 1690 and Roggeland in 1693. centuries in the hands of the French for were Some of the Huguenots and their descendants. and leading members of the Afrikaansfounder there. resided Language Movement Three separate farms (Goede Rust, Non Pareille farms separate (Goede Rust, Non Pareille Three with and Roggeland consolidated) now farmsteads. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

WESTERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 33°34’32.79”S, 19° 0’17.39”E GPS: 33°34’32.79”S, 19° 11 OLD GROENBERG GROENBERG OLD SCHOOL Declared a national monument on 8 November a national monument on 8 November Declared 2053, as Government Notice No. 1968 by 2209. No. published in Government Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) Current PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe school contains a two room is also a portionThere agricultural of building. building. the school land adjacent to SIGNIFICANCE small two-roomedThis building was school an C P Hoogenhout, who played built c.1860. important partAfrikaans in the first phase of the from taught at Groenberg Language Movement, until the turn 1874 Much of the century. 3 August importanthis of Afrikaansworkthe in Language was done here. Movement LEGAL STATUS LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located on the The property is about eight farm Welbedacht, Wellington in kilometres from Hermon. the direction of 11. 11. GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 0’8.95”E GPS: 33°41’24.89”S, 19° 10

CEMETERY KLEINBOSCH KLEINBOSCH

The property is located The property is Paarl on Kleinbosch Farm, District LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 10. 10. Declared a national monument by Government a national monument by Declared 2214, published in Government Notice No. 1974. Current 4515 of 29 November No. Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS This cemeteryThis the 1700 by was laid out circa on his Toit, du Francois Huguenot progenitor, reason predominant The farm Kleinbosch. is the fact its historical significance that for “Genootskap van Regte of the founders three buried here. are Afrikaners” A cemetery wall. within a surrounding SIGNIFICANCE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

WESTERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE CAPE WESTERN GPS: 34°47’35.68”S, 20° 2’24.14”E GPS: 34°47’35.68”S, 20° 13 COTTAGES STRUISBAAI COTTAGES FISHERMAN’S FISHERMAN’S PROPERTY DESCRIPTION property The historicalcottages, nine contains 9. 1 to numbered SIGNIFICANCE propertyThis consists of nine fisherman’s worthy of preservationcottages which are in view of various and historical architectural considerations. LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 10 AprilDeclared 1981 770, as published in Notice No. Government by Grading 7541. Current No. Government Gazette – Grade 11(PHS) LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located in Main The property is Western Cape Road, Struisbaai, 13. 13. GPS: 33°17’0.80”S, 19° 8’15.20”E 12 ERF 56 AND 255 255 AND 56 ERF TULBAGH

LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared as published in Government Notice No.318, 1980. Current 22 February 6861, dated Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) SIGNIFICANCE for the Council to donated propertiesThe were the preservation as it is an important thereof part Church of scene historicstreet the of Erf 255 and ErfTulbagh. virtually 56 are in Street national monuments with declared surrounded and the concept is that it should remain undeveloped. The propertyThe erf is a vacant agricultural with signage. some interpretive PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The properties are located The properties Tulbagh, in Church Street, Western Cape. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 12. 12.

WESTERN CAPE EASTERN CAPE CAPE EASTERN GPS: 32°10’31.68”S 25°37’18.92”E 15 OLD CONGREGATIONAL CONGREGATIONAL OLD CRADOCK CHURCH, LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 16 July 1982 Declared 1459, as published in Government Notice No. by Grading 8304. Current No. Government Gazette – Grade 11(PHS) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION property The and building church a of consists outbuilding. SIGNIFICANCE is an exact of the mission church replica This Harpenden and was erected Chapel in England a missionary Revin 1853 by RobertTaylor, Barry Missionary the London Both he and from Society. result of extreme poverty as a suffered his wife not only manage church able to were and yet for the congregation. but also held school affairs, buried under the are RobertTaylor and Marianne pulpit of the church. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located at The property is 1 High Street, Cradock. 15. 15. GPS: 33°28’24.98”S, 25°36’21.32”E 14

THE LOOKOUT THE

The property is located off The property is District, the R336, Kirkwood from Uitenhage, 26 kilometres Kirkwood. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 14. 14. LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 21 August Declared Notice 1821. Current Government 1953 by Grading – Grade 11(PHS) SIGNIFICANCE erected raised bricka is platform Lookout The (the well-known author Fitzpatrick Sir Percy by a better get to in order of Jock in the Bushveld) land The view of the countryside the hill. below has an unusually wide Lookout The around varietyplatform the Near specimens. botanical of and two sons. his wife of Sir Percy, lies the graves The property The portioncontains a land with a of with graves an enclosed area and raised platform, PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

EASTERN CAPE EASTERN CAPE CAPE EASTERN GPS: 33 18’ 47.4515”S, 26 31’ 21.792”E GPS: 33 18’ 47.4515”S, 26 the contract. The date of the completion of the date The the contract. building is not known, the 1822, but in January, reported H. Rivers, that of Albany, Magistrate meanwhile had pound a which to gaol, the but that small, was not only too been added, was most its situation in the middle of the town recommended He to the inhabitants. offensive be used for that it be sold and the proceeds a new gaol was Consequently a new gaol. in 1824 and shortlycompleted after this the little Public gaol building became the Grahamstown School 1842. It until about then became the first public library and served of Grahamstown that purpose until 1863. LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 27 DecemberDeclared Item1985 by 32 of Government Notice 2836, 10047. No. page 12 of Government Gazette – Grade 11(PHS) Grading Current 17 OLD GAOL, GAOL, OLD GRAHAMSTOWN The property is located at 40 The property is Grahamstown Somerset Street, PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe comprisingGaol, includes the an and courtyardscells with Block Administration rear. the to SIGNIFICANCE deputy of Magistrate In 1812 Major G. S. Fraser, establish to Grahamstown was sent to Uitenhage, Cuyler, Jacob or magistracy there. drostdy sub a to instructed Fraser of Uitenhage, the Magistrate and gaol, a house and select for a suitable site to building the for estimates and plans submit to because it was close to chose this site him. Fraser the drostdy. he had in mind for the area a gaol were In 1813, the plans for January, by approved and Cuyler Colonel to submitted entered 1813, contractshim. On 16th April, were erecting for Buchenröder L. von W. with Lt. into so but the work progressed these buildings, on account of the lack of trained workersslowly 1814, the Messengerof the Court’s June, by that the height house and the gaol had only reached land- Knobel, the government Baron of the roof. surveyor in that month, the town who laid out the northerntook of the gaol as the line of wall High which thus served the Street as the basis for of the whole town. layout had not yet Buchenröder Von In 1817, June, paid The government finished the building. and cancelled completed what he had him for 17. 17. AND ACCESS LOCATION GPS: 33 12’ 44.1288”S, 26 9’ 57.7836”E GPS: 33 12’ 44.1288”S, 26 he was committed to important to he was committed contracts as a Nevertheless, that appears it building contractor. he spent most of his time at Mooimeisiesfontein, closely associated more and that farm is therefore other place. with him than any LEGAL STATUS a national was declared Mooimeisiesfontein monument on 27 April Government 1937 by – Grading April27 of 702 Notice Current 1937. Grade 11(PHS) 16

MOOIMEISIESFONTEIN

LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION located on The property is East, Albany R400 at Riebeeck Cape, 40 District, Eastern Grahamstown. kilometres from 16. 16. Piet Retief was an energetic, active and mobile Retief was an energetic, Piet on uninterruptedly man and did not live he possessed thing, one For Mooimeisiesfontein. so he sometimes lived other farmsseveral as well, and between Mooimeisiesfontein at Driefontein a time at for stayed while he also Commodagga, for lived he Karega Moreover, near Grahamstown. itself where a considerable time in Grahamstown SIGNIFICANCE farmhouseThis Retief. was partially Piet built by There the propertyHe owned 1836. 1814 to from house with yellow-wood he built himself a large which has recently roof, ceilings and a slate two the house were Not far from been restored. extensive an established he here and springs, medlar, apple, pear, with walnut, fig, orchard are Some of the old trees plum and orange trees. he planted In the orchard, addition to still there. so that than 5 000 vines, with more a vineyard but all this distil brandy, able to he was even supplementary was merely agriculture his to main activities as a stock-farmer. The propertyThe consists of a farmhouse and outbuildings. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

EASTERN CAPE EASTERN CAPE CAPE EASTERN GPS: 30° 42’ 16.776” S, 26° 42’ 30.258” E GPS: 30° 42’ 16.776” S, 26° 19 CAMP GARDEN OF OF GARDEN CAMP REMEMBRANCE CONCENTRATION CONCENTRATION LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located in The property is Aliwal Somerset Street, Cape North, Eastern Not a declared National Monument. Declared Not a declared heritage in terms of section site a provincial Grading – Grade (S.58 (11) e) of the Act. Current 11(PHS). PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe Camp consists of a Concentration Cemetery and memorial. SIGNIFICANCE A memorial those who died in the Anglo-Boer to during concentration camp in the town War buried were who those of remains The war. that of the town, outside in the old burial grounds exhumed and re-buriedDuring 1980, were here. Aliwal Norththe Municipality to land the sold with the aim of Graves War for the SA Council garden establishing a commemorative LEGAL STATUS: 19. 19. GPS: 32°52’22.12”S, 27°23’15.53”E 18 When British OLD RESIDENCY AND AND RESIDENCY OLD KING OUTBUILDINGS, TOWN WILLIAM’S

The Old ResidencyThe a national was declared monument on 27 October Government 1978 by Grade Grading – 2114. Current Notice No. 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS The historic ResidencyThe 1846 around was erected Missionthe of foundations the on situated is and than once more which was destroyed House, Missionary London The Wars. during the Frontier John mission station was built by Society’s after his arrivalBrownlee in 1826. Kaffraria Colony Cape the was incorporated into of the in 1866, the house became the residence It this purpose until local Magistrate. was used for 1981. SIGNIFICANCE The propertyThe house known consists of the as the Old Residency and (toilet, and outbuildings propertyThe consists of a garage/warehouse). two smaller buildings and an old main building, stable. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property is located on the The property is and Amatola corner of Trunk Town Road in King William’s LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 18. 18.

EASTERN CAPE FREE STATE FREE Grading –Grade11(PHS). 1989 by GovernmentNoticeNo2709.Current 15, December Declared aNational Monument LEGAL STATUS here. burghers oftheOrangeFree State whoperished to the 1938asamemorial on 16December Pretorius.Andries waserectedThe Monument Smith,andaBoer Commando ledby Gen. Harry the commandofGovernorCape, Sir forces29 August theBritish 1848between under Boomplaats isthesite battleof ofthehistorical SIGNIFICANCE ofstone.donkey-boiler grass structures, a ironcorrugated shed and a afew reederected in1938,toilets and ofbrick, (ironA monumentofbluedolerite stone), PROPERTY DESCRIPTION from Bloemfontein. Edenburg and114kilometres Edenburg, 35kilometresfrom 7 ofFarmBoomplaats, Boomplaats 540andSubdivision Subdivision 5ofFarm LOCATION ANDACCESS 20. BURGHER MONUMENT 20 GPS: (GT 2950’59.28”S,2538’45.60”E) Free StateRoad,Kimberley The propertyislocatedat4 LOCATION ANDACCESS 21. Current Grading –Grade11(PHS). 1989 by GovernmentNoticeNo:11728(382). onMarchDeclared 10, aNationalMonument LEGAL STATUS veranda isfound to therear ofthebuilding. a saddleroof andcentrallyplacedairvent. A isasingle storey iron corrugated It structurewith the Temple 1887. wasinaugurated on28January 1886and the buildingwaslaidon18December to have anown Temple. The foundation-stone of realised the necessity Kimberley diamond fieldsof theFreemasonsbuilding in1886after atthe The UnionLodge initiated theerectionofthis SIGNIFICANCE residential housesandchurch. isneighboured by theSalvationArmy,It erected asa Temple for Freemasons. iron includesacorrugated hall, The property PROPERTY DESCRIPTION TEMPLE, KIMBERLEY UNION MASONIC 21 GPS: 2845’25.3476”S,2447’13.38”E

NORTHERN CAPE LIMPOPO GPS: 23 59’ 45.92”S, 29 22’ 18.38”E GPS: 23 59’ 45.92”S, 29 22’ soldiers, Khoisan and civilians were confined in Khoisansoldiers, and civilians were Several fort,the twentyspace a in square. metres skirmishesduringplace 105 of the siege took five in which the Britishkilled losses were days, killed.was Boer one while wounded, one and and In 1942 the Sonsof England Patriotic SocietyBenevolent in a monument erected honour of the British dead. 4 LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared 27 January 199, dated Notice No. 1938. Current Grading – Grade 11(PHS) 23 (Fort Louis Campbell) Marabastad Campbell) (Fort Louis OLD ENGLISH FORT FORT ENGLISH OLD 23. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND is within The British Fort Kuschke the property of the Agricultural School. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION of War An old earth the First dating from Fort, Independence. SIGNIFICANCE Transvaal British fortsThe manned seven in the of Independence War Transvaal during the First at Pretoria, situated (1880-1881); they were Lydenburg, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, StandertonWakkerstroom, at and this one Marabastad. the Battle of BronkhorstspruitAfter at which a December, on 29th was defeated British force fortThe 1880, this fort was hastily strengthened. complex laid of a defensive the nucleus formed Outside the fort there cross. of a out in the form Mounted Police”, “Hottentot the barracks for were arrangedan advanced post and a canteen as a fort. of Barend commando under command A Boer with laagers at Sandspruit and Vorster, J. besieged the fort occupying Bothasplaas, by and forty it. A hundred round positions three GPS: 24°16’34.05”S, 28°58’28.42”E Willem Prinsloo was murdered at Moorddrift.at murdered was Prinsloo Willem and with his wife killedThose Prinsloo were and three with his wife Jan Breed children, three du Preez. L. Bronkhorstchildren, and Flip a Boer by avenged later were murders The of ‘Geloftefeeskomitee’ In 1937 the commando. a monument between erected Potgietersrust at Moorddriftthe two camelthorn trees against been put to have said to are which the children death in 1854. LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared Gazette Notice 561, as published in Government Grading – Grade of 14 April6664 Current 1961. 11(PHS) 22 MONUMENT MOORDDRIFT MOORDDRIFT

SIGNIFICANCE 1854, twenty-eightIn settler men, September, met their death in this and children women vicinity at the hands of subjects of the Chiefs Makapan and Mapela. Most of them belonged to a a party Hermanus Potgieter, under Field-Cornet Voortrekker leader A. H. Potgieter, of the brother territory lookingwas who ivoryfor Makapan’s in in the Waterberg. places separate at three place took murders The and his Venter M. A. of all, First on the same day. kraal at Makapan’s murdered were Willem son H. Potgieter A. Then farm Pruizen. on the present at and thirteen murdered men were other kraal, north the to a little Pruizen. of Mapela’s Into this case the thirteen first put men were was skinned alive. death and then Potgieter was a San servant only witness of this event The who was fortunate enough to of Potgieter’s Inpartya incident escape. third the under The propertyThe contains a small portionland of with a memorial cairn thereon. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Moorddrift is located Moorddrift is located km south-west approximately 11 the Limpopo of Mokopane in to the province. It is next the R101 Nylriver, alongside and the N1. between the R101 LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 22. 22.

LIMPOPO LIMPOPO very well preserved. very stone walling,and check-patterned whichis dry major feature ofdecorative chevron isasection Verdun isa relatively smallsettlement andits for religious andpoliticalreasons. from the common people seclude the king/chief enclosures onhilltops thatwere designed to These sites areby stone-walled characterised such asthefarm Verulam, HaddonandMaryland. at numerous placesinthe Northern Transvaal Mozambique, NationalParkKruger andnorthern ruins occurat Thulamela andothersites inthe of Great Zimbabwe andMapungubwe. Similar thebreak-up1500 after ofthepoliticalpower Zimbabwe AD1450and between south-eastern the southward migration ofShonapeoplefrom Soutpansberg and the Limpopo associated with The the settlementisoneofseveral between SIGNIFICANCE ruins ofa Venda settlement. containsanarchaeological siteThe with property PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Makhado. District, about76kmfrom Mollevel intheSoutpansberg Machemma hillsontheFarm The ruinsarelocatedonthe LOCATION ANDACCESS 24. VERDUN RUINS 24 11(PHS) 1961. Current6664 of 14April Grading–Grade Notice 561,aspublishedinGovernment Gazette Declared anational monumentby Government LEGAL STATUS GPS: (22°39’37.3968”S,29°45’32.4432”E) of skirmishes between the British andtheBoers. theBritish between of skirmishes 1863. The Powder the centre was often Magazine be detected onamap of Potchefstroom, dated of thisbuildingcannotbeestablished, butitcan 1853. on 6May date ofconstruction The exact approved by thePotchefstroom Council of War buildings inPotchefstroom anditserectionwas The Powder is one of the oldest existing Magazine SIGNIFICANCE located across theroad. restaurant andthe Tlokwe Youth Centre is trackisabudget the othersideofbicycle coming over on abridge Wolmarans Street. On isimmediately ontheright-hand sideafter It the main road track. between and a wide bicycle Street), whichisofftheN12, road (Wolmarans to amain next is positionedright The property (kruithuis). containsapowder magazine The property PROPERTY DESCRIPTION 25. Potchefstroom. in WolmaransStreet, The propertyislocated LOCATION ANDACCESS MAGAZINE OLD POWDER 25 – Grade11(PHS) Gazette 4009of31August 1973.Current Grading Notice No. 1547,aspublished inGovernment Declared anational monumentby Government LEGAL STATUS GPS: 26°42’55.57”S,27°5’2.75”E

NORTH WEST NORTH WEST NORTH GPS: (GT 24°52’15”S, 26° 00’02”E) GPS: (GT 27 SITE OF DR DR OF SITE HOUSE LIVINGSTONE’S LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND Portion A of The property is Sechelies the quitrent farm the Marico Oude Stad 224 in from Zeerust. District, 115km PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe contains ruins of the house of and a cairn. Livingstone, Dr. SIGNIFICANCE David of Dr. ruins on which the is the site This It situated. is house where also is Livingstone’s second mission his established Livingstone Dr. station (1846 - 1847). LEGAL STATUS National Monument. Current Not a declared Heritage Site. Grading – Grade 111 – Local 27. 27. LEGAL STATUS a national monument on 1 July 1937 by Declared Portion 89 1035. (Only Government Notice No. Grading 435.) Current of Portion 84 of farm No. – Grade 11(PHS) Old 27° 5’9.30”E GPS: 26°43’2.63”S, British Fort Cemetery GPS: 26°42’48.28”S, 27° 5’14.98”E 26 OLD FORT AND AND FORT OLD CEMETERY, POTCHEFSTROOM

This old earth Fort’s significance stems from its from stems significance old earthThis Fort’s Of IndependenceWar in the First involvement long erected (1880 - 1881), It however, was, was then occupied Fort The War. the before the British, C by the command of Maj. under 14 December 1880 the Boers’ On 8 to Thornhill. and Paardekraal at met Committee” “People’s made were while final preparations war, declared R Lieut.-Col. by relieved be Thornhillto Maj. for of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Winslow W C W C On 12 December R Lieut.-Col. Fusiliers. Thornhill’s Maj. later days Three arrived. Winslow abandoned - the Boers departure plans were On 16 Decemberhad arrived. a commando where Fort, besieged the Cronjé Gen.under Piet garrison civilians sought and several Winslow’s On 21 March 95 days. siege lasted The refuge. his losses amounting surrendered, Winslow 1881 25 dead and 54 wounded. to SIGNIFICANCE The propertyThe old earth contains an fort and a monument in memory stone (A cemetery. of the siege victimsadjoining in the was erected cemetery.) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property is located off the The property is Drive, N12/ Nelson Mandela Potchefstroom. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 26. 26.

NORTH WEST KWAZULU-NATAL LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared 2709, as published in Government Notice No. 12214 of 15 DecemberGazette 1989. Current Grading – Grade 11(PHS) GPS: 30° 12’ 39.9996” S, 29° 50’ 49.9992” E GPS: 30° 12’ 39.9996” S, 29 BLARNEY COTTAGE BLARNEY PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe contains the Blarney Cottage, a wattle-and-daub barn. hut and a wooden farmerthe from obtained be to needs Permission his property traverse to SIGNIFICANCE who was McCleod, Fred cottage was built by This and Ellen McCleod. of George one of the children Byrne the original one of from Settlers, They were the most important schemes English immigrant in the middle of the place in Natal that took Building commenced in century. nineteenth in 1879. 1878 and the house was completed of 3 cottages Blarney consists of a cluster Cottage and built of and barn design and is of a simple a seven- Although presently bricks burnt on site. of three consisted it originally house, roomed with and two bedrooms the living room rooms; were rooms other The rear. the to bathroom a the house was timber work to The added in 1887. yellowwood. predominantly LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND located at The property is Estate Blarney, Farm Dunbar District, 1478, Richmond km from approximately 5 P121. Richmond on the 29. 29. GPS: 29 51’ 4.0392”S, 31 1’ 34.1112”E GPS: 29 51’ 4.0392”S, 31 Declared a national monument by Government. by national monument a Declared 6 April 529, dated 1936. Current Notice No. Grading – Grade 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS 28

OLD FORT, DURBAN FORT, OLD

The property is located in Old The property is Fort Road, Durban. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 28. 28. SIGNIFICANCE propertyThe of the historic is the scene siege who formed the Boers of Britishby troops an expeditionary with the purpose of force Itannexing Natal. was during that Dick this siege King in made his historic ride Grahamstown to get assistance. to order The old fortThe has been re-created in a model and old The next old barracks. the this is displayed to small converted also been into barracks have the elderly (not assisted units for residential living). It the Durban close to International is located and Kingsmead Cricket Centre Convention Stadium. It at a major intersection, is located is highly visible and accessible and local road excellent. conditions are The propertyThe contains a historical fort. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

KWAZULU-NATAL KWAZULU-NATAL GPS: 28° 38’ 54.80”S, 29° 31’ 6.77”E GPS: 28° 38’ 54.80”S, 29° 31 BATTLEFIELD SPIOENKOP SPIOENKOP LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND of Farm The property consists 1051, Rhenoster Fontein River District, Bergville, Klip accessible from KwaZulu-Natal the R616. 31. 31. LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared Current 1978. July 7 dated 1405, No. Notice Grading – Grade 11(PHS) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION propertyThe of the Battle of includes the site and a British graves with numerous Spioenkop, walkwayThe the battle up to memorial cairn. of the road with the rest half way is paved site views property The excellent offers being gravel. of the Drakensberg mountain. SIGNIFICANCE hill Spioenkop of the top The marks one of the (1899 - War bloodiest battles of the Anglo Boer 1902). Itand 25 January on 24 was here, 1900, A small that the Battle of Spioenkop place. took the British troops, contingent of Boers massacred of whom 2 500 and 2 700 perished in this battle. with mass covered summit is almost entirely The 58 Boers died in the battle. British graves. GPS: 29° 5’32.31”S, 30°36’27.52”E 30 BIRTHPLACE OF OF BIRTHPLACE LOUIS GENERAL BOTHA

Declared a national monument by Government a national monument by Declared 1939. Current 30 August 157, dated Notice No. Grading – Grade 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS Gen. Botha was the first Prime (1910 Gen. first the Botha was Minister - 1919) of the Union of South Africa. He was of the the founding for also responsible Station. Veterinary Research Onderstepoort SIGNIFICANCE Botha was born on 27 September General Louis which was Vlakte, 1862 on the farm Hartebeest house The the property of C H Heine at the time. Botha was born does not exist in which Louis anymore. The propertyThe consists of a portion of land on which a memorial cairn is erected. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property is located about The property is to the south 4.5km off the R33 of Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 30. 30.

KWAZULU-NATAL KWAZULU-NATAL GPS: 28 25’ 34.78”S, 31 16’ 12.78”E GPS: 28 25’ 34.78”S, 31 16’ 33 PIET RETIEF’S GRAVE RETIEF’S PIET PROPERTY DESCRIPTION of propertyThe with the grave site includes the as a memorial as well cairn. Retief thereon, Piet SIGNIFICANCE Retief, On this portion of Piet of land is the grave at killedwas who followers, 30 with together 1838. Dinganestat on 6 February LEGAL STATUS Government a national monument by Declared 529 of 6 April 1936, and amended by Notice No. in 2378, as published No. Notice Government 3286 of 31 December No. Government Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) 1943. Current LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND Farm Uitzoek The property is Ulundi, 317, Babanango, off the R34, KwaZulu-Natal Ulundi. around 26km from 33. GPS: 28° 25’ 27.86”S, 29° 58’ 56.82”E GPS: 28° 25’ 27.86”S, 29° 32 MEMORIAL ELANDSLAAGTE ELANDSLAAGTE

Declared a national monument by Government a national monument by Declared in Government published 1927, No. Notice 1982. Current 8374 of 10 September No. Gazette Grading – Grade 11(PHS) LEGAL STATUS SIGNIFICANCE the famous by memorialThis was designed and built of Pretoria Moerdijk Gerard architect blue-stoneof dressed the firm by Barker and It the citizens by was erected Volksrust. Nel of of the Netherlands in memory of members of Corps who died duringthe Dutch the Battle of on 21 OctoberElandslaagte 1899. (The blue- battle the where site the selectedwas from stone Governor-General) E G Jansen (later place.) took the monument on 19 December 1925. unveiled The propertyThe the memorial on which is the site is erected. who died there, Corps, the Dutch to PROPERTY DESCRIPTION The property consists of the The property consists 1046, Klip Farm Brakfontein KwaZulu-Natal, River District, 32km from Ladysmith. LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND 32. 32.

KWAZULU-NATAL 34. MAPOCH’S CAVES 35. KRUGERHOF

LOCATION AND ACCESS LOCATION AND ACCESS

The property is located 6km The property is located at from Roossenekal, adjacent Waterval Onder, Waterval to the R577, 93km from Boven District, Mpumalanga, Groblersdal. off the N4.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION GPS: 25°10’44.94”S, 29°57’18.97”E PROPERTY DESCRIPTION GPS: 25 38’ 48.73”S, 30 23’ 3.96”E MPUMALANGA

The property contains an ethno-archaeological The old house known as Krugerhof stands in Except for a new floor and certain alterations to site consisting of two caves. front of the hotel at Waterval Onder. the stoep, the house Krugerhof is still much as it was when the dignified old President lived there. SIGNIFICANCE In May, 1900, strong British forces under Proclaimed 1962 command of Lord Roberts approached Pretoria This site, which contains valuable ethnological and the Government of the Zuid-Afrikaansche

SIGNIFICANCE MPUMALANGA remains, is of great cultural importance to the Republiek was forced to move its headquarters Ndebele people and it also featured prominently to Machadodorp in the Eastern Transvaal. This house served as the last permanent in the war of the Boers under Comdt.-Gen. Piet President Kruger left Pretoria on 29th May. The residence in the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek of Joubert against Njabel, who succeeded Mapogo climate of Machadodorp affected the health of President S J P Kruger. He lived here from 30 as chief of the Ndebele. the aged President, so a month later, on 30th June to 28 August 1900, when the British victory June, he went to live in this house at Waterval at Dalmanutha forced him to vacate the house. LEGAL STATUS Onder. The State Secretary, F. W. Reitz, and the During his stay at this house the affairs of the ZAR other members of the Executive Committee were conducted here. Declared a national monument on 22 March 1968 travelled by train to Waterval Onder every day to by Government Notice No. 420, as published in discuss matters of State. LEGAL STATUS Government Gazette No. 2022. Current Grading On 28th August, after the battle of Dalmanutha, – Grade 11(PHS) Declared a national monument by Government the seat of government was moved to Nelspruit. Notice No. 1292, as published in Government Kruger had to leave Krugerhof, his last place Gazette No. 18 of 17 August 1962. Current of residence in the Republic. Accompanied Grading – Grade 11(PHS) by President Steyn who was visiting him, he went to Neispruit where he lived in a railway coach. Shortly after this it was decided that the President should go to Europe to enlist support for the Republics. He left Lourenço Marques by ship on 20th October, 1900.

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