Garden Castle State Forest II

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Garden Castle State Forest II

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  • 2929CA5
  • Pornographic Shelter

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      RSA GAC2

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      Brief description of site: The art is located in the far right (looking in) of the shelter. The major conservation threat here is water seepage which is causing white wash lines along the painted rock face in those areas where the few images remain visible. It is interesting to note that this situation was equally apparent in Mazel's 1980 photographs and the level of deterioration since this time, as a result of water seepage and damp conditions, is relatively minor in the case of the clearest images. There are 6 eland still fairly clearly visible, however the further 4 recorded in 1980 are either partial or barely visible at all. The paintings are well protected from fire and vegetation threats.

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      How to find the site: From the Mzimkulwana Hut at Cobham walk up the Mzimkulwana River Valley on its western side for about 11 kms until the Mzimkulwana River bends in a northerly direction. From there continue in a westerly direction for about 2.5 kms until you reach a prominent fork of the three streams of the Mlahlangubo River. From there walk in a south-westerly direction (crossing the Eland Flats and passing by the Eland Pools) for about 2.2 kms until you reach the Sandleni River and where a prominent tributary flows in from west. The site is a long, shallow shelter in the rock band and about 250 meters south west of the Sandleni River.
      pl location th h: E?.8.4E.YZY
      pl location th i: x750
      Map sheet: 2929CA
      Map sheet: 2929CA_1972_ED1_GEO
      Map sheet: 2929CA_2000_ED3_GEO

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          When was site visited: 11/1980
          When was site visited: 01/18/2011
          When was site visited earliest: 01/11/1980
          When was site visited earliest: 01/01/2011
          When was site visited latest: 30/11/1980
          When was site visited latest: 01/12/2011
          Who has been to site: Mazel, A.
          Who has been to site: Topp, Tommy