Overview
    Identifiers
    Inventory Number
    2926CD1
    Site Name
    Birthplace of C R de Wet, Kleinfontein 762, Smithfield District
    Record Administration
    Author
    sahrisprojectmanager
    Last modified
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
    Archaeology Recordings
    Identifiers
    Inventory Reference
    Recording date
    Site Recording Admin Comments
    Archive Import
    Primary?
    Yes
      Location
      Location
      Mapping
      -29.975555, 26.49466
      Free State
      • Xhariep
      • Mohokare
      Land Parcel Details
      Type of land parcel
      Farm
      Land Parcel Reference
      Erf/Farm No: 762
      Administration of Protections
      Administration Description

      Date: 2021-11-10
      Physical verification of location required
      Action Status: Pending
      Site Action: InformationUpdate

      Grading
      Grading
      Grade II
      GradingComment

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      Statement of Significance

      These ruins are all that remain of the two-roomed clay cottage where Gen. C. R. de Wet was born on 7 October 1854. He lived here with his parents until the age of five.

      Declaration
      DeclarationName
      Declaration Type
      Declaration Description

      The ruins of the house where Gen. C.R. de Wet was born, together with 10 metres of surrounding land, situate on certain farm Kleinfontein 762 in the District of Smithfield.

      Gazette Date
      Gazette Number
      8774
      Gazette Notice Status
      Notice Date
      Notice Number
      1308
      Declared by (Organisation/Heritage Authority)
      Archive Status
      National monument
      9-2-337-13.pdf (314.51 KB)
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