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Blaauwklippen
Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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Click to view map Coordinates: | After the foundation of Stellenbosch, land was allocated by Simon van der Stel to a few free burghers. The farm’s first owner, a Dutchman called Gerrit Visscher who was a potter by trade, received the land in 1682 and sold it to the French Huguenot Guillaume Niel eight years later, in 1690. Niel owned the farm until 1722 and increased the original 1000 vines planted by Visscher to 6000 vines by 1709. The name Blaauwklippen (Blue Stones) is said to be derived from the granite found on the farm. The oldest extant building is the farm’s first wine cellar, dating back to 1707. The Jonkershuis dates from c1720, although the gable was only completed in 1780. The homestead referred to as the Manor House by the farm’s owners, was built c1760. Its gable carries the date 1789 – gables were often added much later to the original houses. See Blaauwklippen website. The homestead and Jonkershuis were razed by fire in the early hours of Sunday, 7 April 2024. See Historic 300-year-old Blaauwklippen Manor House and Jonkershuis gutted in Stellenbosch on news24 Books that reference Blaauwklippen
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