CMP Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site

This document contains a basic cultural heritage resources management plan for the Voortrekker Monument and Nature Reserve. The Voortrekker Monument is a declared Grade I heritage site and Fort Schanskop, also on the property, a declared Grade II heritage site. These are discussed and heritage management guidelines are given. Some basic principles for heritage management which are applicable will also be discussed.

It needs to be noted that each individual cultural heritage site should have its own designated cultural heritage management plan. These should provide the necessary detailed management protocols for the sites and can be added as appendices to this basic plan.

This plan provides for the basic conservation and preservation principles to be used in managing cultural resources. Recommendations made in the document are done within the parameters of the National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999), also called NHRA.

The management plan is ‘working’ document meaning that it should be adapted and reassessed from time to time. Provision should be made for a continuation period of at least five years. However, any developments done before the expiry of the five-year period should be used to re-evaluate the impact on cultural resources and the document should be amended accordingly. This conservation management plan is therefore valid until 2026.