Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment Report: Proposed Rehabilitation of Regional Road R61, Section 3 Between Cradock and Tarkastad, Inxuba Yethemba and Tsolwana Local Municipalities, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Prepared for GIBB Engineering & Science 2nd Floor, Greyville House, Cnr Greyville & Cape Rd, Greenacres, Port Elizabeth 6045 Box 63703, Greenacres 6057 Telephone Dr Norbert Klages 041 392 7500; 083 234 3399 Fax 041 363 9300
[email protected] Prepared by ETHEMBENI CULTURAL HERITAGE Elizabeth Wahl and Len van Schalkwyk Box 20057 Ashburton 3213 Pietermaritzburg Telephone 033 326 1136 / 082 655 9077 / 082 529 3656 Facsimile 086 672 8557
[email protected] 31 January 2013 Phase 1 HIA of Rehabilitation of Regional Road R61, Section 3 between Cradock and Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa MANAGEMENT SUMMARY eThembeni Cultural Heritage was appointed by GIBB Engineering & Science to undertake a Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment of a proposed road upgrade in the Eastern Cape Province, as required by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 as amended, in compliance with Section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999 as amended. This report represents compliance with a full Phase 1 HIA, excluding a specialist palaeontological study, which has been undertaken by Dr John Almond of Naturaviva. HERITAGE RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Places, buildings, structures and equipment A section of drystone walling is located directly opposite BP 1 (Dwingfontein) at the start of the road upgrade project, on the northern side of the entrance road leading to the Michau farmstead. The significance of the walling is low at all levels.