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Cogman's Kloof Pass (also Kogmans, Kockemans) Montagu district, Western Cape Thomas Charles John BAIN: Engineer

Date: 1873-1877 Client: South African Roads Type: Mountain Pass Status: Extant

Named after a Khoikhoi chieftain that attacked the Land van Waveren in 1701, the outcome of the engagement unrecorded. A pass adjacent the Kinga River (also called the Cogman's) with of the earliest tunneling through the Kalkoenkranz of some 16m long, done without dynamite. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Cogman's Kloof Pass (also Kogmans, Kockemans) Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pg 49-51 Potgieter, DJ (Editor-in-chief). 1971. Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa [SESA] Volume 3 Cal-Dev. Cape Town: Nasou. pg 298 Ross, Graham. 2002. The romance of Cape mountain passes. Cape Town: David Philip. pg 108-113 Storrar, Patricia. 1984. A colossus of roads. Cape Town: Murray & Roberts / Concor. pg 18, 71-72, 77-79, 102