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Date: 1881 : 1941 Type: Memorial Status: Extant

This is the graveyard of the British soldiers who died in The Battle of Schuinshoogte against the Boers in the First Anglo-Boer War on 8 February 1881. The original monument was moved to Fort Amiel and a replica was built here to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the battle. Wording on monument: 60 THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 3RD BATTALION 60TH ROYAL RIFLES IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 8TH FEBRUARY 1881 All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Ngogo Monument and Graveyard Smail, JL. 1966. Monuments and Battlefields of the Transvaal War 1881 and the South African War 1899 to 1902. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 2