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Date: c1847 Type: Fort Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°47'12.37" S 26°50'54.95" E

In the grounds of the University of Fort Hare. Extant - in ruined condition Wording on plaque HISTORICAL MONUMENTS COMMISSION HISTORIESE MONUMENTE KOMMISSIE FORT HARE 1847-1883 THESE BUILDINGS FORMED PART OF THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT HARE. HIERDIE GEBOUE HET DEEL UITGEMAAK VAN DIE VERDEDIGINGSWERKE TE FORT HARE. I-QUMRU IESIKHUMBUZO YESIXEKO EZI ZINDIU ZAZI YINXALENYE YESIXEKO SAMAJONI AWAYEMI E FORT HARE. The ruined fort, together with six other heritage sites in or near Alice, was declared a National Heritage Site in 2018. It is part of SAHRA’s countrywide National Liberation Heritage Route, Books that reference Fort Hare Coetzee, Colin. 1995. Forts of the Eastern Cape : Securing a frontier 1799 - 1878. Grahamstown: Colin G Coetzee. pg 451-492