List of castles and fortifications in South Africa
This is a list of former and current castles and fortifications in South Africa and contains historical fortifications, military instillations, mock castles and Manor Houses, that may be referred to as "castles". A fortification or Fort[1] is easily identifiable as a structure built purely for defensive purposes, however a castle is slightly more subjective. The historical term castle refers to a Fortification that was also a seat of power and governance over the local area, the modern term might refer to a Manor House, a Châteaux or a Mansion and is more a matter of semantics.[2] The castles will be discussed by province.
Eastern Cape[]
- Fort Beaufort
- Fort Cox
- Fort Hare
- Fort Armstrong
- Fort White
- Fort Frederick[3]
- Fort Selwyn [4]
Free State[]
- Naval Hill
- Fort Drury[5]
- Fort Bloemfontein a.k.a. The Queen’s Fort
- Old Presidency, Bloemfontein.
Gauteng[]
- Pretoria Forts including Fort Schanskop, Fort Wonderboompoort, Fort Klapperkop and Fort Daspoortrand (a.k.a. Westfort).
- Erasmus Castle
- Castle Kyalami
- Johannesburg Fort
- Zwartkoppies Hall the Mansion built by entrepreneur Sammy Marks.
- Palace of Justice
- Mahlamba Ndlopfu a.k.a. 'Libertas' is the Pretoria residence of the President.
- Parktown mansions
Kwazulu-Natal[]
Limpopo[]
- Fort built by Joao Albasini[6]
- Fort Botha
- Fort Hendrina
- Mapungubwe
- Zoutpansbergdorp Fort a.k.a. Schoemansdal Fort
Mpumalanga[]
- Voortrekker Fort, Ohrigstad.
- Fort Merensky, a.k.a. Fort Wilhelm.
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North West[]
Northern Cape[]
Western Cape[]
- Castle of Good Hope
- Redoubt Duijnhoop
- Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula
- , home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
- , home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
- , home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
- , home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
- , home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
- Robben Island was fortified during the Second World War.
- Fort de Goede Hoop
Townhouses in Cape Town[]
- , Elson Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
- Rust en Vreugd
- , Cape Town
- Koopmans-de Wet House
- Tuynhuys is the former Cape Town residence of the President.
- Groote Schuur is the Cape Town residence of the President.
- Leeuwenhof, Gardens, Cape Town. The residence of the Premier of the Western Cape.
- Groot Constantia
- Genadendal Residence
Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War[]
- Aliwal North Blockhouses (2)
- Broederstroom Blockhouse
- Burgersdorp Blockhouse
- Dewetsville Blockhouse
- Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp
- Hekpoort Blockhouse
- Hopetown Blockhouse
- Kaalfontein/Zuurfontein Blockhouse
- Modder River Blockhouse
- Noupoort Blockhouse
- Orange River Station
- Pampoennek Blockhouse
- Prieska Blockhouse
- Riversford Blockhouse
- The Reservoir Blockhouse
- The Stormberg Junction South Blockhouse
- Timeball Hill Blockhouse
- The Warrenton Railway Bridge Blockhouse
- Warmbaths Blockhouse
- Witkop Blockhouse
See also[]
- South African Heritage Resources Agency
- South African National Museum of Military History
- Provincial heritage site (South Africa)
- Military history of South Africa
- List of castles in Africa
- History of South Africa
- List of castles
- List of forts
References[]
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fort
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/castle
- ^ "PE : Fort Frederick".
- ^ "Fort Selwyn details".
- ^ "Fort Drury details".
- ^ http://hazyviewinfo.co.za/blog/?p=259
- ^ "South African Military History Society - Journal- THE SEKUKUNI WARS".
- ^ "South African Military History Society - Journal- THE SEKUKUNI WARS".
- ^ "South African Military History Society - Journal- BRITAin's LAST CASTLES Masonry Blockhouses of the South African War, 1899-1902".
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