Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    3324DD1
    Site Name
    Irrigation tunnel, Hankey District
    Site Category
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Friday, January 17, 2025 - 10:55
    Built Environment Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Primary?
    Yes
    Classifications
    Building type
    Associated People
    History of use
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -33.821717, 24.848045
      Eastern Cape
      • Sarah Baartman
      • Kouga
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Street Address
      Land Parcel Reference
      Hankey
      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

      archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

      Statement of Significance

      The old irrigation tunnel and the water furrow are a notable engineering work of the pioneer farmers under the guidance of the Rev. William Philip. They were completed in 1844.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      Certain piece of land with the historic tunnel and water furrow on it, as shown in diagram S.G. 9374/67, surveyed in November 1967 by surveyor R.J. Hemsley.

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      2323
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      445
      Diagram Number
      9374/67
      Archive Status
      National monument
      2323-445.pdf (12.78 KB)
      Media
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