Overview
Identifiers
References
Record Administration
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Identifiers
Classifications
Location
Location
- John Taolo Gaetsewe
- Joe Morolong
Management
Administration of Protections
Date: 2012-11-05
Demarcate as no-go area with a 20 meter buffer if prospecting activities are to be
conducted closer than 100 meters from the site and monitor for disturbance by ECO. If at any stage the site is disturbed a qualified archaeologist must be contracted to
evaluate the damage and make recommendations on the appropriate mitigation
measures. If at any stage the site cannot be excluded from the mining activities a destruction
permits required from the Northern Cape provincial Heritage Authority. This will
require that all structures on site be documented by photographs and drawings,
before it can be demolished. In addition, any of these structures that are
farmworker dwellings must be evaluated for the possible presence of infant burials
through social consultation.
Action Status: Accepted
Site Action: Conservation
Gradings
Grading
In accordance to the classification standards as prescribed by SAHRA (Appendix D), the site is
graded as General Protected GP.A and of medium heritage significance. Grading by: Natasha Daly
The site is the original farmstead of the farm Wessels and dates from around 1910 when the settlement of the farms along the Kuruman River started. The site consists of a main dwelling, outside buildings, livestock enclosures and farm workers houses covering an area of approximately 1 hectare. The main dwelling was constructed with plastered mud brick on a calcrete foundation and finished with a corrugated iron roof. It has a front and back porch typical of the architectural vernacular of the farm houses dating from the period.
Media
Media
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