Heritage Western Cape

[2] It is mandated to care for that part of South Africa's national estate that is of provincial and local significance in the Western Cape.Under the 1996 Constitution of South Africa, cultural matters are a competency shared between national and provincial government.[7] The council has established a number of sub-committees which meet regularly to carry out the legal responsibilities of the organisation.For the most part this concerns the processing of almost 3 300 applications per annum for work on sites protected under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.To clarify areas of uncertainty regarding mandate, representatives of Heritage Western Cape meet quarterly with SAHRA.In terms of delegations from the council the staff deal with areas of responsibility of the organisation not covered by the committees, mainly the processing of applications for minor work on heritage resources.Known as "national monuments" from 1969 to 2000 and "historical monuments" from 1934 to 1969,[27][28] these sites are in the process of being graded in terms of the grading system prescribed by the Act and which determines whether they remain provincial heritage sites, are included in the register of heritage resources or no longer enjoy formal protection.and must be submitted to Heritage Western Cape at the time of compiling or amending a municipal planning scheme.Heritage Western Cape is required to register conservation bodies interested in the protection of the national estate in the province.
Exit gate of the Castle of Good Hope provincial heritage site, Cape Town . The first site in South Africa to be formally protected by heritage law [ 4 ]
Table Mountain provincial heritage site, Cape Town
Museum, Genadendal mission station provincial heritage site
Old Slave Lodge provincial heritage site, Adderley Street, Cape Town
Fossilised whale bones, West Coast Fossil Park provincial heritage site, Langebaan
St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town , a site protected for the role it played in South Africa's Liberation Struggle
Lanzerac provincial heritage site, Stellenbosch
Rock art, Elands Bay Cave , Baboon Point provincial heritage site, Elands Bay
Dove Cote, Overwacht provincial heritage site, Somerset West
Excavations at Pinnacle Point , a provincial heritage site important to the understanding of the origins of modern humans, Mossel Bay
Cape TownWestern Capeprovincial heritage resources authorityprovincial heritage sitesCastle of Good HopeNational Monuments CouncilConstitution of South AfricaSouth African Heritage Resources AgencyTable MountainIntangible cultural heritageGenadendal mission stationOld Slave LodgeWest Coast Fossil ParkLangebaanSt. George's Cathedral, Cape TownJanette DeaconStellenboschprovincial heritage sites in the Western Capenational monumentshistorical monumentsElands Bay CaveBaboon Point provincial heritage site, Elands BayBaboon PointMussel PointPaternoster MiddenCommunity House (Salt River, Cape Town)RatelgatDe Hel ForestPinnacle PointSaron Mission StationHarold Cressy High SchoolSt. George's CathedralVerlorenvlei Heritage SettlementDiepkloof Rock ShelterHawthorndon HouseBlombos CaveElandsfontein Fossil BedsVergelegen EstateSomerset WestDrakensteinGeorgeKnysnaOverstrandPrince AlbertSwartlandWitzenbergMossel Baypublic servantsList of heritage sites in South AfricaAmafa aKwaZulu-NataliNorthern Cape Heritage Resources AuthorityHistorical Monuments Commission