British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane

Coordinates: -25.7410, 28.1670
Updated: 18 Apr 2019

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 January 1938.

This English fort or earthworks is situated just east of the national road at Marabastad, a few kilometres south of Polokwane, on the farm Sand River. The British manned seven forts in the Transvaal during the First Transvaal War of Independence (1880–1881); they were situated at Pretoria, Potchefstroom, Rustenburg, Lydenburg, Wakkerstroom, Standerton and this one at Marabastad.

This fort was established after the Battle of Bron and is a Provincial Heritage Site!

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British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane

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01 Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_Limpopo

Last updated · 18 Apr 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066092

South African History Online (2011) 'British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066092 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066092, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066092. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0066092.