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Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
for "lettered rock", is a provincial heritage site in
Namaqualand Namaqualand ( Khoikhoi: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoi people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River int ...
in the
Northern Cape The Northern Cape ( ; ; ) is the largest and most sparsely populated Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley. It includes ...
province of
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. The unique rock formation was fortified by dry stone walling; it was occupied from 1901 to 1902 by British forces during the
Anglo-Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic an ...
. Various regimental badges and officers' names are engraved in the rockface. South African Heritage Resource Agency database


History

In 1980, it was described in the ''
Government Gazette of South Africa The ''Government Gazette'' () is the gazette of record of South Africa. It is the "official organ of Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the ...
'': File:Letterklip, Garies03, Engravings.JPG, Engravings on the rocks File:Letterklip, Garies02.JPG


See also

* List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa *
Military history of South Africa The military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time. It covers civil wars and wars of aggression and of self-defence both within South Africa and against it. It in ...
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List of castles in Africa This list of castles in Africa includes castles, forts, and mock castles in Africa. Angola * Fortaleza de São Miguel (1641–1648) * Fort Naulila, Cunene Province * Fort Cuangar, Cunene Province Egypt * Buhen (c. 1860 BCE) * Cairo Citadel ( ...
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History of South Africa The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago. South Africa's first known inhabitants have been collectively referred to as the Khoisan, the Khoekhoe and the San people, San. Starting in about ...
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List of castles __NOTOC__ This is a list of castles from around the world. By country Africa * Castles in Ghana * Castles in South Africa Americas * Castles in Brazil * Castles in Canada * Castles in Mexico * Castles in the United States Asi ...
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List of forts This is a list for articles on notable historical forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military. There are also many towns named after a Fort, the largest being Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Antigua and Barbuda * F ...
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Second Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and ...
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List of heritage sites in Northern Cape This is a list of the heritage sites in as recognized by the South African Heritage Resources Agency. For performance reasons, the following districts have been split off: * List of heritage sites in Colesberg * List of heritage sites in Kimbe ...


References


South African Heritage Resource Agency database
Geography of the Northern Cape Castles in South Africa Fortifications in South Africa Tourist attractions in South Africa Presidential residences {{NorthernCape-geo-stub