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CULTURAL RESOURCES: Potential National Monuments

Sites for consideration as National Monuments where investigated by Richard Patricks and Bob Forrester in 2001.

These sites include natural sites (scenic, rare flora, flora, geology, etc.) and cultural sites (historic, archaeological, religious, etc.) or a combination of the two.

Allister Miller's House

The following were amongst the most promising:

Allister Miller's House, Mbabane
Mbabane Well, old bus rank
Deputy Prime Minister's Offices and neighbouring building
Manzini's oldest building (1897) - Commandant's Residence (at Zakhele)
Second Legco Building, at Mbabane Magistrate's Court
Notting Hill Mine Battery, near Piggs Peak
Phophonyane Water Wheel
Swaziland National Office at eNkanini (now re-surfaced in modern face-bricks)
Mahamba Church - Swaziland's oldest church
LaMgangeni's Burial Site, eGobholo
Prince Fanyana Memorial Library, Kwaluseni
Mabuda Estates farm house, Siteki
Khambi's stone, eNtfonjeni

Deputy Prime Minister's Offices

Others:

Lion Cavern, Malolotja - world's oldest mine (recommended to be a World Heritage Site)
Sibebe Rock, Mbuluzi Valley
eMgwayiza, Malolotja - afromontane forest, green chert
Mehluko Hill, near kaMadlangamphisi - old fortress
Manzamnyama Falls near Zombodze II (site of Royal ceremony)
Mahamba Gorge
Disused gold mines (generally active 1880 - 1920's) especially Piggs Peak Mine
Various caves used by Swazis duirng wars e.g. eNcabaneni
Great Usuthu (Lusuthu) Gorge, Bulunga Poort, between Sidvokodvo and Siphofaneni
Sites of the oldest Royal Residences, Shiselweni Region
Stone-built remains of Sotho-speaking clans (emakhandzembili)
eNdzeleni, Ngwemphisi Valley - cliff with spectacular rock formations
"Oldest farm house" at eMnyokane (belongs to Walter Bennet)
Balekane Mountain Fortress
Khubuta Mines
Von Steinacher's fort at Groenpan near Siteki

Note: Border Cave, site of the oldest known hominid/human remains is not in Swaziland, it is in the Ingwavuma district, in northern KwaZulu/Natal, about 100 m from the border with Swaziland.

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