Hill situated, South of Barberton. Named after J. Abott, a prospector who looked for gold in the Barberton District, in the nineteenth Century.
placeREF P-0121828Revised
Place record
Abbot's Hill, Barberton
- Coordinates
- 31.1000, -25.2800
- Updated
- 27 May 2021
Gold prospectors of the Era
Location Map
Abbot's Hill, Barberton
How we know this
- 01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 27 May 2021
South African History Online. (2016, September 14). Abbot's Hill, Barberton. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121828
South African History Online (2016) 'Abbot's Hill, Barberton', South African History Online, 14 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121828 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Abbot's Hill, Barberton [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121828, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Abbot's Hill, Barberton." South African History Online, 14 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121828. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Abbot's Hill, Barberton." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0121828.
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