Coornhoop

In 1657 and 1658, Jan van Riebeeck gave land to 14 Vryburgers on the western bank of the Liesbeek river to farm with wheat.

[2] To protect their harvest from raids by the Khoikhoi, a row of small forts and sheds were built along the river.

A series of owners then subdivided the ground and sometimes consolidated sections, and converted the sheds to residences.

Behind two rows of three arches connecting two of the original sheds, stands a unique double-storey dovecote.

[7] On May 24, 1971, the agricultural union made an information board for the building listing the names of the first 14 free burghers located at Coornhoop, De Hollantse Thuijn and Groenevelt.