Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2329CD3
Site Name
Fort Louis Campbell, Marabastad, Polokwane District
Site Category
Record Administration
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
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Architectural features
The old British earth fort was built early in 1880 and was one of seven forts manned by the British during the First War of Independence (1880-1881). A Boer commando under Barend J Vorster besieged the fort by occupying three positions around it. A total
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Associated People
History of use
Location
Location
Mapping
-23.996478, 29.371524
Limpopo
- Capricorn
- Polokwane
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 139
Erf/Farm Portion: Portion 2 of Portion A
Address:
n/a n/a
Unknown
Erf/Farm Portion: Portion 2 of Portion A
Address:
n/a n/a
Unknown
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 742
Erf/Farm Portion: Portion 27
Polokwane
Erf/Farm Portion: Portion 27
Polokwane
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
Not on file
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
Certain portion 2, called the Old English Fort, of Portion A of portion of the quitrent
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
2502
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
199
Deeds Number
Crown grant 161/1934, dated 17 September 1934
Diagram Number
A2415/1931
Archive Status
National monument
2502-199 Fort Louis Campbell, Marabastad.pdf (210.77 KB)
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