Palace Barracks, Simonstown

Coordinates: -34.1860, 18.4210
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

This is an imposing double-storey structure, erected in about 1785. From 1886 it was used as a military barracks and later as a naval officers' mess. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 June 1971.

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Palace Barracks, Simonstown

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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Palace Barracks, Simonstown. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065868

South African History Online (2011) 'Palace Barracks, Simonstown', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065868 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Palace Barracks, Simonstown [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065868, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Palace Barracks, Simonstown." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065868. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Palace Barracks, Simonstown." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0065868.