Sites

The site is comprised of an informal cemetery consisting of five graves and which is located directly adjacent to
foundation remains of a former homestead. According to a local resident the graves are associated with the Mthethwa and Madonsela families. All the graves from this cemetery have surface features consisting of oval and rectangular shaped stone dressings with upright stones on their western ends for headstones. Two of the graves dressings from the cemetery are large
and appear to be those of adult graves whereas the remaining three graves seem to be those of children. The upright stones on the three children graves have the following inscribed on them: “1983 26”, “11 10 81 11 10” and “82”. These three inscriptions appear to represent the respective dates of death namely 1981, 1982 and 1983. One of the adult graves also has an upright stone with an inscription of which only the word “Simon” can be read. All the graves are orientated along the east-west axis in the Western/Christian tradition which signifies that they were buried in the last approximately 150 years. Furthermore, the general appearance of the cemetery indicates that it dates from the relatively recent past, an observation which is proven by the abovementioned dates as well as the fact that the settlement is not depicted on the First Edition of the 2630CD Topographical sheet that was based on aerial photography undertaken in 1963 and was surveyed and drawn in 1971. This indicates that the settlement is at least younger than 42 years old and may even be younger than that. It is possible for graves of stillborn babies to be buried at the foundation remains of the abandoned settlement. Site size: Approximately 30m x 30m.