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Anton's Cave

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Monks Cowl

This small shelter on top of the Little Berg overlooking the valley has a few good paintings. It is on the path past Stable Cave and is a long walk starting either at Monks Cowl or from abov…

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Arthur's Seat

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Monks Cowl

There is a small painted panel on the Eastern side of Arthur’s Seat. Access is through private property so permission is required and they are hard to find so a guide would be necessary.

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Battle Cave

Cave · Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Injisuthi

This cave is located in the Injisuthi (translated as valley of the well-fed dog) valley and is a 5-hour hike from the Injisuthi camp. The cave is fenced so cannot be accessed without a guide…

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Bee Shelter

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Monks Cowl

The Bushmen danced close to bees and honeycombs when they wanted to enter trance or go into an altered state of consciousness, in which they believed they could better harness spiritual pote…

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Cayley Lodge

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Monks Cowl

About 4 km north of Cayley Lodge above the Ama Swazi settlement is an extensive rock ledge where 2 small streams enter the valley below. On the South side of this ledge is a small overhand w…

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Fulton's Rock

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Highmoor

Fulton's Rock is a rock art site that few people know about in the Highmoor area. The views along the hike are stunning with views of the high berg and the lower valleys. Bushman paintings o…

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Game Pass Shelter

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Kamberg

Game Pass Shelter is in the Kamberg area. Most of the paintings in the shelter are complex polychrome images and the first ones you’ll see as you enter are imposing therianthropic figures (m…

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Sheltered Vale

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Other

An interesting question that arises from paintings on a ceiling is: “What will the viewpoint of the spectators be?”. When are the paintings upside-down? An upside-down eland is a metaphor fo…

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Uthekwane Shelter

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Other

Uthekwane Shelter is in the AmaSwazi Traditional Authority Area outside of the Monk's Cowl area. Interpretation by Celeste Rossouw: Rabbit therianthropes (semi-human and semi-rabbit figures)…

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Waterfall Shelter

Rock Art

Central Drakensberg

Kamberg

Waterfall Shelter is in the Kamberg area. Interpretation by Celeste Rossouw: Several individuals are painted in bending forward postures and some women are depicted, sitting and clapping. Th…

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