Paardekraal Monument

The Paardekraal Monument is a stone structure in Krugersdorp designed by State Architect Sytze Wierda in 1890, reaching a height of roughly 18 meters. The building stands on Market Street and is easily accessible from the city center.

The monument commemorates the gathering of Transvaal Boers on December 13, 1880, when they pledged to resist British rule. After the Second Boer War, British forces under Lord Roberts removed the original stones from beneath it in 1901.

The monument marks where thousands of stones were gathered in 1880 to form a symbolic cairn expressing resistance to outside rule. Visitors can still sense the place's importance to local identity and memory today.

The monument is located on Market Street in central Krugersdorp and is easily reached on foot. There is parking available nearby, and the site is accessible during daylight hours.

The original stones that lay beneath the monument were dumped into the Vaal River by British soldiers in 1901, a remarkable act of destruction. This fate of the stones is a significant part of the site's history that visitors often overlook.

Location: Krugersdorp

Inception: 1890

Architects: Sytze Wierda

Official opening: December 16, 1891

GPS coordinates: -26.09333,27.77889

Latest update: December 12, 2025 08:01