1820 Settlers National Monument
The 1820 Settlers National Monument, which honours the contribution to South African society made by the British 1820 Settlers, overlooks Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.Photo: Witstinkhout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Selwyn and Makana Botanical Gardens.
Fort Selwyn
Fort
Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Selwyn is situated 120 metres northwest of 1820 Settlers National Monument.
Makana Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: Moonblue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown. The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake. Makana Botanical Gardens is situated 280 metres northeast of 1820 Settlers National Monument.
Old Gaol Building
Historic building
The Old Gaol Building is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown. Old Gaol Building is situated 780 metres northeast of 1820 Settlers National Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grahamstown.
Grahamstown
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Grahamstown, also known as Makhanda, is a town of 140,000 people in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape. This charming and picturesque small city is well worth a visit.
1820 Settlers National Monument
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in South Africa
- Categories: memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.31941° or 33° 19′ 10″ southLongitude
26.51919° or 26° 31′ 9″ eastInception
1967Open location code
4GR8MGJ9+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 106201545OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q4554132
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In Other Languages
“1820 Settlers National Monument” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Monumento nacional a los Colonos de 1820”
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Highlights include Douglas Resevoir and Nun’s Chapel.
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