Learning more about our heritage Melville Koppies
Visitors saw the 500-year-old restored furnace and learnt about the complex, time-consuming process of extracting iron.
Many people visit Melville Koppies keen to find out why it is a heritage site.
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One group booked a special tour where experienced guides, Wendy and David Carsten, took them on a three-hour hike.
Visitors saw the 500-year-old restored furnace and learnt about the complex, time-consuming process of extracting iron to make hoes, spears, and knives from iron-bearing rock.
“We learnt way more than we expected,” said one of the participants after the tour.
Melville Koppies is open between 08:00 and 11:30 every Sunday. Entry fees are R80 for adults and R40 for children.
All income is used for maintenance of the Koppies which amounts to R22 000 needed each month.
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Security on the Koppies is provided and visitors can park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park in Judith Road, Emmarentia.
For more information contact wendavid@mweb.co.za or call 079 532 0083.
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