Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931AC24
Site Name
Fort Tenedos, Farm Alliance 14837, Mtunzini District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, February 8, 2021 - 19:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, February 8, 2021 - 19:50.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Fort Tenedos is not taken care of, the roads are not good as well. It is advisable for people to travel by a big car and also in a group. Could not access the place because it is a Bush. Pictures provided are from the internet.Moderators Comments :Inscriptions please see images
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Fort Tenedos was large earth-walled fort was constructed on the Zulu side of the Tugela river in January 1879, opposite Fort Pearson, to support the British at the start of the Anglo-Zulu war.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bronze
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Inscriptions
see image for inscription
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.206411, 31.43309
KwaZulu-Natal
- iLembe
- Mandeni
Directions to Site
From CBD you pass klerksdorp museum and go straight to the bridge going to Khuma.you pass the 1st stop sign and go straight with the road going to Orkney.on your right side before circle you will see a sign of Old Cemetery.
Access details
Not easily accessible as place is by the sugarcane fields.
Media
Media
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