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- R 44, Hermon Road
- Wellington, Western Cape
- 7655
- SOUTH AFRICA
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- Situated in the district of Wellington on the Berg River, north of the railway station, is this preserved 3-tier Blockhouse specimen, that is now also been proclaimed a national monument. Blockhouses, such as these and similar were erected by the British Forces during the war in South Africa between 1899-1902. It is claimed that the British forces built around 8000 blockhouses during the Anglo Boer War, in various strategic districts across South Africa Blockhouses were initially used to protect strategic structures such as bridges. Later however they were mainly used for the purpose of guarding railway lines and to act as barriers to restrict the free movement of the Boer commandos in crossing the countryside. British troops manned these fortresses, placing them about 900m apart, and spanning fences running in a zig zag pattern between them, not in a direct line one between the other. This was to avoid the risk of one Blockhouse from firing directly at the other.
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R 44, Hermon Road
Wellington Western Cape 7655
Wellington Western Cape 7655