Colesberg under the Magic Mountain

Under the Magic mountain

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Toverberg/ Magic Mountain dominates the town

Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, located on the main N1 road from Cape Town to Johannesburg. In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Colesberg breeds many of the country’s top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms. The town boasts many buildings that were built in a blend of Cape Dutch and Georgian architecture with ceilings of reed, and yellowwood timbers, and others that display a range of designs reflecting the changes of 19th century building. Originally plots were pegged out and sold on the site of the town to fund the building of the Dutch Reformed church.

Dutch Reformed Church

Coniston House (1835) is a heritage site.

Bell Street which is lined with Heritage Buildings.

Horse and Mill

behind the railings

The roses are…

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