Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3418AC209
Site Name
Geosite - Simon's Town Quarry west of Seaforth
Site Category
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Journal
Citation
Cole (2007). The geology of building stone and quarries in the South Peninsula. Kalk Bay Historical Association, Bulletin 11, pp. 120-146.
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:13
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.199961, 18.441649
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by doug.cole on 21/10/2013 - 16:16.
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment
Abandoned quarry east of North Peak above Simon's Town is of local interest. Grading by: DOUG COLE
Significance criteria
Statement of Significance
Quarry exploited sandstone and mudstone of the Graafwater Formation for building stone in Simonstown during the late 1800s and early 1900s, probably including Saint Simons and Jude Church completed in 1885. The quarry is of local significance.
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