Overview
Identifiers
Record Administration
Location
Location
- West Coast
- Cederberg
Piketberg
Gradings
Grading
Grading by: Heritage Western Cape
The surviving Langhuis structures contained within the settlement are recognised as being significant and unique remnants of a once thriving hamlet located on the shores of the Verlorenvlei, which is itself regarded as one of the most important estuarine systems in the Western Cape and is as being a wetland of international significance: designated as a RAMSAR site on 28 June 1991.
Declarations
Declaration
In terms of section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999, Heritage Western Cape hereby declares The Verlorenvlei HeritageSettlement (Smit Section), fully described in the schedule, as a Provincial Heritage Site.ScheduleThe demarcation of the Provincial Heritage Site is as follows:
Farm/Erf
Province
SG Diagram
Figure
Extent
Portions 18 to 36 ofthe Farm VerlorenVlei 8
Western Cape
2171/2003
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97886m2
SignificanceThe surviving Langhuis structures contained within the settlement are recognised as being significant and unique remnants of a once thriving hamletlocated on the shores of the Verlorenvlei, which is itself regarded as one of the most important
Media
Media
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