Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD367
Site Name
Van Riebeeck's Hedge, Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Site Category
Structures ยป Building
Record Administration
Author
sahrisprojectmanager
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:27
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 02:00.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/111/0060/002
Site Recording Admin Comments
This Wild almond hedge was planted in 1660 on the instructions on Jan van Riebeeck to mark the boundaries of the settlement at the Cape. The two portions of the hedge which escaped destruction are the oldest declared national monuments in South Africa.
Bibliography archive:
Primary?
Yes
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.994875, 18.445593
Western Cape
  • City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 85 & 86
Klaassens Road
Bishopscourt
Cape Town
Owner(s)
South African Heritage Resources Agency
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 247603
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 221099
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
3474
Notice Date
Notice Number
642
Diagram Number
1187/44 & 1188/44
Archive Status
National monument
3474-642 Van Riebeeck's Hedge, Bishopscourt, Cape Town.pdf (229.51 KB)
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