Cloete's Pass
Cloete's Pass, also known as Cloeteskraal Pass and Bergkloof,[1] is a mountain pass in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the gravel Regional road R327 between Van Wyksdorp and Herbertsdale. It is a pass through the Langeberg mountain range, which separates the southern Cape coast from the Little Karoo. It is named after the Cloete family who owned the farm there. The pass features many flowering plants and ruins of old toll houses and blockhouses built by the British during the Anglo–Boer War.
The road through the pass was first built in the 1850s.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ross, Graham (2004). Romance of Cape Mountain Passes. New Africa Books. p. 201. ISBN 9780864866639.
- ^ Raper, Peter; Moller, Lucie A; du Plessis, Theodorus L (2014). "Oudebergpas". Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 9781868425501.