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Date: 1835 Type: Fort Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°33'42.76" S 26°41'31.09" E Alt: 620m

Built on the farm Hermanuskraal. These are the ruins of a stone fort, which was built in 1835 and named after Captain AB Armstrong, who had commanded a camp on the site before the construction of the fort. It was captured by the rebel Hottentots in 1851, and recaptured by British troops under Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Somerset. (Richardson, 2001:8) Books that reference Fort Armstrong Potgieter, DJ (Editor-in-chief). 1971. Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa [SESA] Volume 4 Dev-For. Cape Town: Nasou. pg 644 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 8