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Re: Ruins
« Reply #100 on: April 07, 2012, 08:51:27 am »
I looks like a nine-inch coastal defence battery gun mount.
They made a lot of noise when they fired !
There are similar ones along the Red Hill road in the mountains around Simonstown in the Cape.
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #101 on: April 07, 2012, 09:29:05 pm »
Tankwa Karoo
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #102 on: April 17, 2012, 07:44:43 pm »
Quote from: Stofdonkie on November 08, 2011, 03:43:28 pm
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This pic must go to the windpomp gallery also :)
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #103 on: May 08, 2012, 05:54:34 pm »
In Lady Grey


Between King William's Town & Dimbaza



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Re: Ruins
« Reply #104 on: May 09, 2012, 07:58:20 am »
Quote from: dual on April 05, 2012, 10:08:49 pm


Hierdie was sekerlik 'n basis vir 'n ou kanon gwees
ek kan dit nie sien nie - attach die foto 'seblief!  :deal:
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #105 on: May 09, 2012, 01:22:35 pm »
Quote from: kaalkoejawel on May 09, 2012, 07:58:20 am
Quote from: dual on April 05, 2012, 10:08:49 pm


Hierdie was sekerlik 'n basis vir 'n ou kanon gwees
ek kan dit nie sien nie - attach die foto 'seblief!  :deal:

Click on this link http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad56/CapeEpic/Ruins/3-1a-28.jpg
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #106 on: May 09, 2012, 01:33:04 pm »
Quote from: White Rhino on May 09, 2012, 01:22:35 pm
Quote from: kaalkoejawel on May 09, 2012, 07:58:20 am
Quote from: dual on April 05, 2012, 10:08:49 pm


Hierdie was sekerlik 'n basis vir 'n ou kanon gwees
ek kan dit nie sien nie - attach die foto 'seblief!  :deal:

Click on this link http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad56/CapeEpic/Ruins/3-1a-28.jpg
photobucket, and most other sites like it, is blocked here.  :(
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #107 on: May 09, 2012, 01:37:49 pm »
That's kark KK

Here's the pic:


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Re: Ruins
« Reply #108 on: May 09, 2012, 01:39:26 pm »
Quote from: White Rhino on May 09, 2012, 01:37:49 pm
That's kark KK

Here's the pic:



yup! courtesy of overly strict firewalls!  >:(

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Re: Ruins
« Reply #109 on: May 09, 2012, 03:24:16 pm »
On the D178 NW of BelaBela (Warmbaths)

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Re: Ruins
« Reply #110 on: May 09, 2012, 03:38:12 pm »
This was taken on the Whale Trail hike - De Hoop Nature Reserve
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #111 on: May 21, 2012, 09:05:06 pm »
Swartberg on the way from Underberg to Kokstad. Not quite a ruin yet, but a beautiful old building, sadly neglected.
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #112 on: June 03, 2012, 09:14:40 am »
Was taken in Transkei last week, Saturday.



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Re: Ruins
« Reply #113 on: October 11, 2012, 10:01:09 am »
Gravel rode between Pocth and Vredefort in the Vredefort dome erea.

« Last Edit: October 11, 2012, 10:31:57 am by Brandt »
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #114 on: October 11, 2012, 10:14:59 am »
gee so biekie meer info asb!  :thumleft:
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #115 on: October 12, 2012, 09:25:13 am »
Ek like die boom wat in die middel van die huis groei.
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #116 on: October 12, 2012, 09:26:43 am »
Quote from: Jughead on January 23, 2012, 04:56:46 pm
Near Alicedale

Waarmee neem jy die mooi fotos?

Of tweek jy dit na die tyd!

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Re: Ruins
« Reply #117 on: October 15, 2012, 07:13:20 am »
'n plek waar tyd gaan stil staan het...
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #118 on: October 15, 2012, 08:26:10 am »
Hier is darm maar baie mooi foto's op hierdie thread!   :thumleft:
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Re: Ruins
« Reply #119 on: October 15, 2012, 08:37:05 am »
off topic kind of, is there a website, book or thread here with South African ruins, their locations(gps coordinates) and history?
« Last Edit: October 15, 2012, 08:37:32 am by HONDAKAWA11 »
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