Submitted by doug.cole on Tue, 10/22/2013 - 11:13
Inventory Reference
GEO009
Formal Gradings
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment

Higgo Quarry exploited granite for building stone in Cape Town from the mid-1850s until about 1930. It forms a local historical site of mining activity. Grading by: DOUG COLE

Statement of Significance

Higgo Quarry is a large abandoned quarry within the Table Mountain National Park south of Higgovale. It was founded by the Higgo brothers, who had emigrated from Cornwall with their parents. It exploited granite of the Early Cambrian Cape Granite Suite for building stone, kerbstones, road metal and aggregate in Cape Town, including the Mandela-Rhodes Building.

Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Historical
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Understanding Natural or Cultural Heritage
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
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