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Corbel Houses
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Found in the most arid regions of the Northern Cape where wood for rafters and grass for thatch was scarce. The 'trekboer' farmers here used stone to cover their stone-walled dwellings by corbelling layers inward in a bee-hive fashion. This was done over both circular and rectangular buildings.
See also The corbelled stone structures of Glenfield Farm, Salem - some interpretations revisited.
Buildings on this website in Corbel Houses style
Corbelled House: n.d.. Osfontein, Carnarvon, Northern Cape   |
| Corbelled House: Mid 1800s?. Carnarvon, Northern Cape |
| Corbelled House Reconstruction: n.d. : 1987. Carnarvon, Northern Cape |
| Corbelled House, Arbeidersfontein: n.d.. Williston, Northern Cape |
| Corbelled House, Schuinshoogte: c1850. Williston, Northern Cape |
| Konka Farmstead: n.d.. Carnarvon, Northern Cape |
| Spioenberg: n.d.. Carnarvon district, Northern Cape |
Books linked to this entry
| Frescura, Franco & Myeza, Joyce . 2017. Illustrated glossary of southern African architectural terms; English-isiZulu. Pietermaritzburg: UKZN Press pp 42 ill, 43+47 |
| Kramer, Patricia . 2019. Corbelled buildings of the Great Karoo : South Africa's hidden vernacular treasures. South Africa: Patricia Kramer pp All |
| Walton, James. 1965. Homesteads and villages of South Africa. Pretoria: J.L. Van Schaik pp 78 |
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