Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
TSH/NAMM/0007
Inventory Number
3318CD1071
Site Name
Scott Memorial, Heerengracht, Cape Town
Site Category
References
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Crump & van Niekerk (1988): page 22
AB&E (1920) :page 21
AB&E (1920), frontispiece
AB&E (1920) :page 21
AB&E (1920), frontispiece
Record Administration
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 21:19
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 14:32.
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Description
Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910–1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Amundsen's South Pole expedition.
Original Position
Moved from Elands River Stone.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
/In memory of Robert Falcon Scott/Who with four companions from the Terra Nova perished/March 1912 in returning from the South Pole//Had I lived I should have had a tall tale to tell of the hardihood endurance and courage o my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishmen these rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale/ Scott's Diary/
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.919848, 18.425043
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 147
Heerengracht
Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town
Heerengracht
Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town
Directions to Site
Top level in front of union building offices entrance, next to the road
Access details
It's in a public space.
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