Klapmuts Cemetery

Overview

Address

Simondium Road, on fringes of Klapmuts

Date Built

Suggested Grading

IIIC

Property Number

Present NHRA protection

S36

Older than 60 years - at time of survey

yes

Description

Neglected but active burial ground in triangular plot next to road.

Details

Valley

Klapmuts Valley (I01-I10)

Area

Klapmuts Areas (I01-I10)

Landscape Unit

I04

Townscape

Landscape Unit Grade

Grade II

Architect / Builder

Current Use

Cemetery

Original Use

Cemetery

General Evaluation

Interior Description

History

Grouping with other sites

Graves in east West direction

Evidence of Demolition

Contextual Design

Situated next to diagonal line within on the outskirts of Klapmuts

Invasive Elements

Heritage Vulnerability

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Latitude/Longitude

-33.80748769 / 18.87787897
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Additional Information

Additional Documents

Survey

2016

Circa

Admin Area

Allotment

Zoning

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Date of survey

2016

Linked to erf/erven

Linked Address

Environment

Valley PDF

AREA PDF

Landscape Unit PDF

Townscape PDF

2016 Survey Document - Site PDF

OTHER DOCUMENTS

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NHRA Significance

Age

Medium

Archaeology

Low

Architectural

Low

Associational

High

Intangible

Low

* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None

Rarity

Low

Representivity

Low

Scientific

Low

Symbolic

High

Statement of Significance

This site is not very visually prominent, and does not enjoy positive spatial demarcation. However, it holds a degree of historical and social significance in relation to the development of the Klapmuts node.

Landscape Significance

Graveyard
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