Provenance studies for stone from the Castle gateway, Cape Town

Hall, M; Miller, D; Moore, J

Abstract

Historical buildings often have complex architectural histories which are difficult to unravel from archival and archaeological sources alone. Provenance studies of stone used to build the gate of Cape Town's Castle suggest that this ornamental archway was carved from slate quarried on Robben Island, rather than imported ready-made from the Netherlands.

Citation

Hall, M., Miller, D., & Moore, J. (1993). Provenance studies for stone from the Castle gateway, Cape Town. South African Journal of Science, 89(3), 110-112

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1993
• Deposit Date: Apr 7, 2010
• Journal: South African Journal of Science
• Print ISSN: 0038-2353
• Publisher: Academy of Science of South Africa
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 110-112