Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD654
Site Name
Geosite - Higgo Quarry
Site Category
Geological
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Book
Citation
Cole (2002). The building stones of Cape Town, Popular Series 3, Council for Geoscience, 132p.
Reference Types
Website
Citation
www.cliftgranite.co.za
Record Administration
Author
doug.cole
Post date
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:13
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.942496, 18.401063
Western Cape
  • City of Cape Town
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 225374
Submitted by
Submitted by doug.cole on 22/10/2013 - 11:13.
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment

Higgo Quarry exploited granite for building stone in Cape Town from the mid-1850s until about 1930. It forms a local historical site of mining activity. Grading by: DOUG COLE

Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Historical
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Understanding Natural or Cultural Heritage
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
Statement of Significance

Higgo Quarry is a large abandoned quarry within the Table Mountain National Park south of Higgovale. It was founded by the Higgo brothers, who had emigrated from Cornwall with their parents. It exploited granite of the Early Cambrian Cape Granite Suite for building stone, kerbstones, road metal and aggregate in Cape Town, including the Mandela-Rhodes Building.

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