Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3224AB4
Site Name
Carel Van Heerden Memorial, Meintjies Street, Aberdeen
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 11:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 11:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Easy to access but not much information on it. We went to the local museum but could not find any more information regarding this Monument
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The purpose of this Monument is to commemorate Mr. Van Heerden, who fought against the Cape Colony whereby he was killed during the Anglo Boer War outside NG church.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Marble
Stone
Pedestal Material
Cement
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Legacy of Carel Petrus Van Heerden
Inscriptions
/Ter Herinnering aan Carel Petrus Van Heerden wat tydens die Anglo-Boereoolog heir naby Noodlotig gewond is. Gebore 5 Desember 1875, Oorlede 18 Mei 1902/
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.476188, 24.062932
Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman
- Dr Beyers Naude
Directions to Site
We travelled using the N4 toll route and we went into the surrounding village which led us to the bushes deep in the mountains where the monument is on top of the mountain where the train railway was built in a height of approximately 7 to 8.3 meters.
Access details
Access for the whole public
Media
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