List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa

This is a list of former and current castles and fortifications in South Africa and contains historical fortifications, military instillations, mock castles and Manor Houses, that may be referred to as "castles". A fortification or Fort^[1] is easily identifiable as a structure built purely for defensive purposes, however a castle is slightly more subjective. The historical term castle refers to a Fortification that was also a seat of power and governance over the local area, the modern term might refer to a Manor House, a Châteaux or a Mansion and is more a matter of semantics.^[2] The castles will be discussed by province.

Eastern Cape

• Fort Beaufort
• Fort Cox
• Fort Hare
• Fort Armstrong
• Fort Glamorgan
• Fort Murray
• Fort White
• Fort Peddie
• Fort Frederick^[3]

Free State

• Naval Hill
• Fort Bloemfontein a.k.a. The Queen’s Fort
• Harrismith Blockhouse
• Jacobsdal Blockhouse
• Riverford Blockhouse
• Old Presidency, Bloemfontein.

Gauteng

• Pretoria Forts including Fort Schanskop, Fort Wonderboompoort, Fort Klapperkop and Fort Daspoortrand (a.k.a Westfort).
• Erasmus Castle
• Castle Kyalami
• Johannesburg Fort
• Zwartkoppies Hall the Mansion built by entrepreneur Sammy Marks.
• Palace of Justice
• Mahlamba Ndlopfu a.k.a. 'Libertas' is the Pretoria residence of the President.
• Parktown mansions

Kwazulu-Natal

• Fort Durnford
• uMgungundlovu
• Fort Amiel
• Fort Nongqayi

Limpopo

• Mapungubwe
• Fort Edward
• Zoutpansbergdorp Fort a.k.a. Schoemansdal Fort
• Die Skans Fort built by Joao Albasini^[4]
• Fort Hendrina
• Fort Louis Campbell

Mpumalanga

• Voortrekker Fort, Ohrigstad.
• Fort Merensky, a.k.a. Fort Wilhelm.
• Fort Burgers^[5]
• Fort Weeber^[6]

North West

• Potchefstroom Fort
• Fountain Villa
• Voortrekker Fort, Elandsfontein
• Roets House
• Rectors Residence
• Boekenhoutfontein
• Fort on Cannon Kopje

Northern Cape

• Leeu-Gamka Blockhouse
• Carnarvon Blockhouse
• Prieska Kopje Blockhouse
• Letterklip
• Hospital Hill Blockhouse
• Danielskuil Blockhouse

Western Cape

• Castle of Good Hope
• Redoubt Duijnhoop
• Fortifications of the Cape Peninsula
• Welgeluk Ostrich Palace, home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
• Greylands Ostrich Palace, home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
• Gottland House, home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
• 146 High Street, Oudtshoorn, home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
• Pinehurst, home to a 'Ostrich Baron'
• Robben Island was fortified during the Second World War.

Townhouses in Cape Town

• Leinster Hall, Cape Town
• Ruth Prowse School of Art, Elson Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
• Rust en Vreugd
• 122 Bree Street, Cape Town
• Jan de Waal House
• Koopmans-de Wet House
• Ravenswood
• Tuynhuys is the former Cape Town residence of the President.
• Groote Schuur is the Cape Town residence of the President.
• Leeuwenhof, Gardens, Cape Town. The residence of the Premier of the Western Cape.
• Groot Constantia

Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War

• Main Article: Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War^[7]
• Aliwal North Blockhouses (2)
• Broederstroom Blockhouse
• Burgersdorp Blockhouse
• Dewetsville Blockhouse
• Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp
• Hekpoort Blockhouse
• Hopetown Blockhouse
• Kaalfontein/Zuurfontein Blockhouse
• Modder River Blockhouse
• Noupoort Blockhouse
• Orange River Station
• Pampoennek Blockhouse
• Prieska Blockhouse
• Riversford Blockhouse
• The Reservoir Blockhouse
• The Stormberg Junction South Blockhouse
• Timeball Hill Blockhouse
• The Warrenton Railway Bridge Blockhouse
• Warmbaths Blockhouse
• Witkop Blockhouse

See also

• South African Heritage Resources Agency
• South African National Museum of Military History
• Provincial heritage site (South Africa)
• Military history of South Africa
• List of castles in Africa
• History of South Africa
• List of castles
• List of forts

References