Daggaboers Nek

[2] The pass has been in regular use since the 19th century, and a blacksmith, trading post, police station and small hotel were established there.

The voortrekker Louis Tregardt for a time (c.1814–1820s) farmed in its vicinity, as did Piet Retief on the northern approach to the crest.

[4] The 8th Frontier war (1850–1853) took place in the general area,[2] and on old year's eve 1851, deserters from the Cape Corps ambushed and killed two young men, Henry and Edward Trollip, at Sunnyside farm near the nek.

[3] "Dagga" is a South African word for wheat, grass or cannabis, while "boers" means farmers', and "nek" is a saddle, yet the origin of this place name is not known.

"Dagga" was however also a Khoisan word for game, while "Daggaboer" may be a concatenation of a greeting like "dag ou boer.