Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 02:00
Inventory Reference
9/2/028/0004
Formal Gradings
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment

archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency

Statement of Significance

Post Retief was designed by Major C Selwyn and built in 1836 to protect the Winterberg District. The farm on which the fort is situated originally belonged to the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and sections of the old walls of the Retief home are included in the fort.

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