Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318DD53
Site Name
Volksrust, Idas Valley, Stellenbosch District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:22
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 02:00.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.922795, 18.886485
Western Cape
- Cape Winelands
- Stellenbosch
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
Statement of Significance
The first farm in Idas Valley was granted in 1683 to Francois Villon, a French Huguenot. Important historical figures, like J. X. Merriman and Sir Thomas Smartt, also owned farms in the Valley. On several farms, specifically Rustenburg, Schoongezicht, Idas Valley and Glenbawn, there are Cape Dutch houses and wine cellars of considerable architectural importance. The Valley also has a unique rustic character and natural beauty, and is, in its entirety, of exceptional national importance.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
4951
Notice Date
Notice Number
34
Deeds Number
T27274/1971, dated 13 October 1971
Archive Status
National monument
Media
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