|
Castle of Good Hope - Cape Town |
|
|
|
 The ‘castle’ is actually a defensive fort and was built between 1666 and 1679. Although the sea is now a distance away when it was built it was on the beach. It was done the way so that when the tide came in it would fill the moat. But also if there were prisoners in the dungeon they were a strong possibility that if there were huge waves it would fill the dungeon and they would drown. Also the fort was used as a execution site where slaves, convicts etc were hung. Inside the walls it had many of its own facilities such as a bakery, church and workshops. It is the oldest structure in South Africa, and now is the headquarters for the Western Province Army Command; it also houses the William Fehr collection of Africana, and parts are a museum. There are a few ghost that are said to wander around the castle for e.g. a tall glowing figure, a curly haired women thought to be Lady Ann Barnard, a male ghost that is Pieter Gysbert van Noodt ans also footsteps can often be heard when no one else is around.
|
