Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3423AC2
Site Name
Van Plettenberg Beacon Replica, Plettenberg Bay
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:17
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, April 26, 2021 - 14:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
The Beacon bears on one side the arm and an inscription when translated into english this stone erected by Joachim Baron van Plettenberg of the council of the Dutch East Indies and Governor of the Cape of Good hope and adjoining territories year 1778Purpose:Date Unveiled: 05 November 1778Designer: Portuguese survivorsBuilder: Cornelis BothaPerson/Institution Commemorated: Joachim Baron van plettenbergRecorder Name: Luyanda and Masego
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It is most important iconic experience in plettenberg bay and national park
Original Position
Original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Construction Date Comment
1778
Construction Materials
Concrete and stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
It has been made a National Monument and is one of Plett 's oldest historical sites it is a protected area
Unveiled Comment
Van Plettenberg Beacon
Inscriptions
1778
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by sandiswa.mkuba on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 12:37.
Identifiers
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.057136, 23.376941
Western Cape
- Eden
- Bitou
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Plettenberg Bay
Access details
Free access
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment
archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
2380
Notice Date
Notice Number
1346
Archive Status
National monument
2380-1346_2.pdf (118.45 KB)
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