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Rhodes Memorial

Rhodes Memorial is located in the pine forests at the foot of Devils Peak within the Table Mountain Park and is close to several hiking paths and picnic spots.
It was built in 1912 with granite extracted from Table Mountain in order to honor Cecil John Rhodes.

Kings Block House

The Kings Block House is a historical site on Devils Peak. The Block
House (basically a fort) was built at this point in 1796 by the British
as a defensive and lookout position. Because of it's location the Block
House is able to see False Bay and signal to the Castle.

Castle of Good Hope

The Castle of Good Hope is South Africa's oldest building dating from 1666. Taking 13 years to build the castle replaced a smaller fort which was built by Jan van Riebeeck. The castle contained a curch, bakery, workshops, living quarters, cells, etc and was built because the Netherlands feared a British attack on the Cape.