Blockhouses of the Second Anglo-Boer War explained

This is a list of blockhouses built by the British Empire in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War from 1899–1901. Of the fortifications constructed during the war, around 441 were solid masonry blockhouses,^[1] many of which stand today. Different designs were used in the construction, but most were either two or three story structures built using locally quarried stone.

• Aliwal North Blockhouses (2)
• Broederstroom Blockhouse
• Burgersdorp Blockhouse
• Dewetsville Blockhouse
• Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp
• Hekpoort Blockhouse
• Hopetown Blockhouse
• Kaalfontein/Zuurfontein Blockhouse
• Modder River Blockhouse
• Noupoort Blockhouse
• Orange River Station
• Pampoennek Blockhouse
• Prieska Blockhouse
• Riversford Blockhouse
• The Reservoir Blockhouse
• The Stormberg Junction South Blockhouse
• Timeball Hill Blockhouse
• The Warrenton Railway Bridge Blockhouse
• Warmbaths Blockhouse
• Witkop Blockhouse

See also

• South African Heritage Resources Agency
• South African National Museum of Military History
• Provincial heritage site (South Africa)
• Military history of South Africa
• List of castles in Africa
• History of South Africa
• List of castles
• List of forts

References

• van Vollenhoven . Anton C . December 2021 . 2020 . Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses: A military engineer's perspective by SC GreenGreenSC, Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses: A military engineer's perspective, Porcupine Press, Johannesburg, 2020, 310 pp, : 978-1-9284-5556-1 . South African Journal of Cultural History . 35 . 2 . 204–205 . 10.54272/sach.2021.v35n2a12 . 248876555 . 1011-3053.
• Web site: South African Military History Society - Journal- BRITAin's LAST CASTLES Masonry Blockhouses of the South African War, 1899-1902.

Notes and References

1. Tomlinson. Richard. Britain's Last Castles – Masonry Blockhouses of the South African War, 1899–1902. Military History Journal. The South African Military History Society. 10. 6. 2009-02-14.