9/2/242/0003 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Inventory Number

2529BB1

Site Name

Mapoch's Caves, Roos Senekal, Middelburg District

Site Category

Archaeological

Record Administration

Author

sahrisprojectmanager

Post date

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:29

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43

Structures

Built Environment Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

9/2/242/0003

Primary?

Yes

Classifications

Building type

Ndebele

Architectural features

This site, which contains valuable ethnological remains, is of great cultural importance to the Ndebele people and it also featured prominently in the ware of the Boers under Comdt.-Gen. Piet Joubert against Njabel, who succeeded Mapog as chief of the Nde
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Associated People

History of use

Location

Mapping

-25.175787, 29.958245

Limpopo

Sekhukhune
Elias Motsoaledi

Land Parcel Details

Type of land parcel

Farm

Land Parcel Reference

Erf/Farm No: 864
Erf/Farm Portion: Portion of Farm 864 Mapochsgronde
Middelburg

Owner(s)

South African Heritage Resources Agency

Gradings

Grading

Autoid

Grading - 249572

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 site is of great importance in the early history of South Africa and featured prominently in the war of 1882-1883._x000D_
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This site, which contains valuable ethnological remains, is of great cultural importance to the Ndebele people and it also featured prominently in the ware of the Boers under Comdt.-Gen. Piet Joubert against Njabel, who succeeded Mapog as chief of the Ndebele.

Declarations

Declaration

DeclarationName

Declaration - 220176

Declaration Type

Provincial Heritage Site

Declaration Description

Certain area of land being Lot No. 339 known as Mapoch's Caves, being a portion of the

Gazette Date

22/03/1968