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Date: 1734 Client: Unknown Type: Memorial Style: Cape Dutch Status: Heritage Resource, Local

Adjacent the adjoining farm 'Rietvlei', an Outpost established by the VOC Military Engineers as a series of defences against the marauding indigenes, here commemorated by a bronze plaque placed by the Historical Monuments Commission. 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 and articles that reference Oupos Van Riet Lowe, Clarence & Commission for the Preservation of Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques. 1941. The monuments of South Africa : including an account of the work of the Commission for the Preservation of Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques during the period 23rd April, 1935, to 22nd April, 1940. Pretoria: Government Printer. pg 174