Stories Archive

August 28, 2015
Hermanus History Society

Hoy’s Koppie: The Jewel of Hermanus

In the mid-19th century the early inhabitants of Hermanuspietersfontein called it “Klip Kop” – an isolated hill rising some 75 metres above sea-level on the otherwise flat plain on which their village lay. The origin of the name was fairly obvious to anyone looking at the koppie. It comprises two […]