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Blockhouse 1
Maletswai (Aliwal North), Eastern Cape

Date:1900
Type:Blockhouse
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
30°42'15.18" S 26°42'55.70" E Alt: 1346m

Hexagonal plan form blockhouse constructed with large dressed sandstone blocks with raised pointing, loopholes at ground floor and a continuous opening below the eaves at first floor. (William Martinson, May 2026)