The Sacred Sites of Modderpoort are located in the Eastern Free State of

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. Four sites are included in the overall collection: *The San Rock Paintings *The Anglican Church and Cemetery *Mantsopa's Grave *The Cave Church (or Rose Chapel)

World Heritage Status

The collection of sites was added to the

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Tentative List on June 30, 1998 in the Cultural category, and removed from the list in 2011Former Tentative Sites of South Africa
at World Heritage Site

Notes

References

Modderpoort Sacred Sites (#) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Accessed 2009-03-03. {{coord missing, South Africa Sacred natural sites Tourist attractions in the Free State (province) Religion in South Africa Rock art in Africa Buildings and structures in the Free State (province)