Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp
Photo: Derek Walker
Location
Krugersdorp, Gauteng Province, South Africa
On the corner of Sarel Oosthuizen and Sarel Potgieter Streets in Bill Taylor Park
GPS 26 deg 5 min 48.95 sec S, 27 deg 47 min 19.34 sec E
Significance
Fort Harlech is the only remaining blockhouse of the 5 built around Krugersdorp during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902.
Fort Harlech overlooked the Krugersdorp Concentration Camp, which at its peak held up to 6 000 Boer women and children.
Photo: Derek Walker
Further reading
Masonry Blockhouses of the South African War, 1899-1902 by Richard Tomlinson
British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902