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Fort Double Drift
Makhanda (Grahamstown) district, Eastern Cape

ROYAL ENGINEERS: Architect

Date:late 1830s
Type:Fort
Status:Ruin

 


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Coordinates:
33°05'24.21" S 26°46'32.71" E

Located near the Great Fish River in the Doubledrift Nature Reserve.

A retaining structure has been fixed around the tower to prevent further dilapidation.

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.