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Declaration of Elandsberg Nature Reserve
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ShortDescription:
By virtue of the powers vested in Heritage Western Cape, as the provincial heritage resources authority for the province of the Western Cape, in terms of section 27(2) of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act no. 25 of 1999, archaeological and palaeontological sites, unmarked burials, the landscape and natural features of cultural significance and structures situated on or at the Remainder of Farm 1749, Paarl, corresponding with the boundaries of the Elandsberg Nature Reserve, together with those portions of Portion 1 of Farm 1749 that include the Bosplaas werf and the Bartholomeus Klip werf and the graveyard to the south of the werf, and as reflected in the below schedule, are hereby formally protected under section 27 of the Act bearing the provisions of sections 34, 35 and 36 of the Act in mind.
FullDescription:
In terms of section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999, Heritage Western Cape hereby declares Elandsberg Nature Reserve, fully described in the schedule, as a Provincial Heritage Site.
Schedule
The demarcation of the Provincial Heritage Site is as follows:
The coordinates in the following list have co-ordinate easting and northing values that demarcate the interior border of the Elandsberg Nature Reserve Provincial Heritage Site. The columns labelled "Latitude (S)" and "Longitude (E)" are projected using the co-ordinate system, WGS84 datum. Refer to the attached map.
ID Latitude (S) Longitude (E)
A 33:24:45.1441 S 19:01:48.8681 E
B 33:24:57.3830 S 19:04:04.0071 E
C 33:26:08.8221 S 19:04:27.2845 E
D 33:26:41.2262 S 19:05:08.0892 E
E 33:27:36.6345 S 19:05:01.5791 E
F 33:28:12.4736 S 19:04:45.7407 E
G 33:28:37.7336 S 19:04:52.7629 E
H 33:29:03.4594 S 19:05:04.5747 E
J 33:28:58.4292 S 19:03:07.6751 E
K 33:28:55.6383 S 19:02:03.1501 E
L 33:28:23.0499 S 19:02:14.6999 E
M 33:28:22.5200 S 19:02:12.6700 E
N 33:28:07.7700 S 19:02:19.4699 E
P 33:28:06.9411 S 19:02:19.3234 E
Q 33:27:25.6519 S 19:02:12.3721 E
R 33:26:34.2764 S 19:01:38.2331 E
S 33:26:35,4078 S 19:01:24,2768 E
T 33:26:28.0105 S 19:01:23.1804 E
Significance
The farm is a generally recognised site of very high conservation importance containing very scarce fauna and flora. The two farm houses are significant examples of their types and in the instance of Bartholomeus Klip the buildings also contain early fabric. The historic significance includes being the site of a high profile murder from the early colonial period associated with slavery. The associational significance with a highly significant person in South African history (Lord de Villiers) is noteworthy. Given the length of occupation of the homesteads it is highly likely that there are archaeological remains reflecting the period of occupation.
