Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2525DC2
Site Name
Fort Eloff, Old Imperial Reserve, Mafikeng
Site Category
Building
Historical/alternative Site Name
Alternate, Warren's Fort
Record Administration
Author
sahrisprojectmanager
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:35
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/501/0016
Recording date
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Fort
Architectural features

Archive Import

Associated People
History of use
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.869359, 25.634841
North West
  • Ngaka Modiri Molema
  • Mafikeng
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Mafikeng
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 250007
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

This imposing stone fortification was erected about 1880. The fort played an important role in the Anglo-Boer War.

Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration - 221193
Declaration Type
Provincial Heritage Site
Declaration Description

Fort Eloff, with five metres of surrounding land situate on a piece of land, now known as the remaining extent of Erf 590, in the Military Reserve adjoining the Mafeking Commonage in the Division of Mafeking.
Crown Grant 1973/E, dated 7/9/1898.

Gazette Date
Gazette Number
5057
Gazette Notice Status
Current
Notice Date
Notice Number
557
Archive Status
National monument
5057-557 Warren's Fort, Old Imperial Reserve, Mafikeng.pdf (135.62 KB)
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