Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2824DC12
Site Name
Black Watch Memorial, Magersfontein Battlefield, Kimberley District
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Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 16:05
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50.
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Recording date
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On
Site Recording Admin Comments
There is not sufficient information about the unveiling and construction or designerPurpose:
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Description
It's in memory of the following officers,non-commissioned officers and men of the 2nd.Battalion,royal highlanders (black watch) and the 2nd.Battalion,Seaforth Highlanders,who were killed near this spot during the battle of Magersfontein, 11th.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Gravel,granite,sand, concrete, marbel
Pedestal Material
Pedestal of the tombstone consist of gravel,sand and concrete and the pedestal of the monument consists of marble and tile stone
Event Commemorated
The battle of Magersfontein
Inscriptions
It's in memory of the following officers,non-commissioned officers and men of the 2nd.Battalion,royal highlanders(black watch) and the 2nd.Battalion,Seaforth Highlanders,who were killed near this spot during the battle of Magersfontein, 11th. December ,1899,and who now lie buired in the garden of remembrance, west end cemetery,Kimberley
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.974795, 24.700881
Northern Cape
- Frances Baard
- Sol Plaatje
Directions to Site
On the N1. Opposite Makhado Crossing Shopping center. Its is situated at the Makhado park
Access details
Accessible to all
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