SKUKUZA 2531-57 - Southern African Trig Beacons on Waymarking.com

James Stevenson-Hamilton was born in Dublin, Ireland, of Scottish parents, in 1867. He later joined the British army and served in the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902).
After the war he was offered the warden ship of the Sabie Game Reserve by the Milner Government of the Transvaal. He became involved in the welfare of the Park and the continued existence & development of it is largely due to his dedication and sound administration. The local population called him Skukuza which mean "He who swipe clean" in reverence to his relocation program of the locals. The first camp that was build in the Park was aptly named after him.

He married Hilda Cholmondeley in 1930 and they had 3 children.
He retired in 1946 (the same year as his friend and colleague Harry Wolhuter) and settled with his wife on his farm Gibraltar, 10 km north east of White River. He died on 10 December 1957 at the age of 90 and his wife died on 10 January 1979. It was his and his wife’s wishes to be cremated and their ashes were left to the wind on 10 April 1979 near Shirimantanga (Stevenson-Hamilton Rocks), 12 km south of Skukuza, in the place he served and loved.

You can take a walk around the rock and get some nice views over the Bushveld.

But as in any other place in the park, you get out of the vehicle on your own risk. Watch out for sharp teeth and claws that might be lurking in the bush, or in the trees, or behind some rocks, or on top of the rocks, or . . . . I think you get the picture.

Altitude (m): 451 Beacon Type: Peak Beacon Construction: 1m PLAT

Visit Instructions:
We don't require you to provide any specific proof of your visit, but we do request that you upload photos if possible, the more the merrier.

Ideally, you should try to take photos at the actual beacon location, but if that isn't possible (private property, terrain, etc), then photos taken from a distance are also welcome, especially if the beacon is visible in the photo.

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