9/2/010/0014 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

3222AA1

Site Name

Corbelled hut, Vlieefontein, Beaufort West District

Site Category

Structures

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:09

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/010/0014

Recording date

12/09/2012

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

Corbelled House

Architectural features

Archive Import

Associated People

History of use

Location

Mapping

-32.155772, 22.020642

Western Cape

Central Karoo
Beaufort West

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Street Address

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm Portion: 6, portion of Portion 3

Directions to Site

Go S from BW, turn W on Merweville/Fraserburg road, to Berg-en-Dal. Then go up little pass through valley which opens up to Karoo beyond Losberg. Go N up Oukloof Pass towards Fraserburg, turn R at gate marked Branewynsgat, through several gates (all S of watershed). Pass Brandewynsgat far below on E, pass drystone ruin with garden and poplar trees, continue N through spectacular mountain scenery.Corbelled dwelling is at bottom of valley before you get to Waterval.

Management

Administration of Protections

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:00.

Administration Description

Date: 2021-09-13
Boundary mapping required
Action Status: Requested
Site Action: InformationUpdate

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 244126

Submitted by

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.

Grading

Grade II

GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: National Monuments Council

Statement of Significance

This corbelled house is a good example of the type of vernacular architecture developed by the pioneers of this area in the nineteenth century.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 217605

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

The historic corbelled house on the farm Vlieefontein.consisting of:

Certain piece of abolished quitrent land. being Portion 6 (Vliege Fontein), portion of Portion 3 of the farm Brandewyns Ghat 214. situate in the Division of Beaufort West and measuring eight hundred and thirty-eight comma six six nought four (838.660 4) hectares;
certain piece of land, being Portion 2 of the farm known as De Kruis 458, situate in the Division of Fraserburg and measuring two hundred and twenty-three comma nought eight nine four (223,089 4) hectares; and
certain piece of land, being Portion 3 of the farm known as De Kruis 458, situate in the Division of Fraserburg and measuring three hundred and thirty-seven comma six one nine two (337,6192) hectares.

Gazette Date

19/08/1977

Gazette Number

5715

Gazette Notice Status

Current

Notice Date

18/08/1977

Notice Number

1631

Declared by (Organisation/Heritage Authority)

National Monuments Council