Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2530CA1
Site Name
Covenant Monument, Steynsplaats 339, Belfast District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:27
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 00:50.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This obelisk was erected in 1886 to commemorate the vow taken by Andries Pretorius and his men shortly before the Battle of Blood River in 1838. It is the oldest monument of its kind in the Transvaal.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1905
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
The Battle of Blood River in 1838.
Inscriptions
This obelisk commemorates the vow which was taken by Andries Pretorius and his men shortly before the Battle of Blood River in 1838. It is the oldest monument of its kind in the Mpumalanga Province.
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.674086, 30.069519
Mpumalanga
- Nkangala
- Emakhazeni
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 360
Access details
Accessible to the Public without permission.
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
Declaration Description
The Covenant Monument situated on the property known as Certain Portion d of Portion 2
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
8311
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
1511
Declared by (Organisation/Heritage Authority)
Archive Status
National monument
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