Military Sites - South Africa
27 documented abandoned military sites have been mapped by the Urbexology community across South Africa, with the highest concentration around Constantia (7), Cape Town (3), Plettenberg Bay (2). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.
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- Western Cape (22)
- Eastern Cape (3)
All locations
- BOS 400 Shipwreck (Constantia)
- Baboon Point (Clanwilliam)
- Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins (Belfast)
- Bos 400 (Constantia)
- Bos 400 wreck (Constantia)
- Fernwood Trail (Newlands)
- Glentana Shipwreck (George)
- Grave of Able Seaman Just Nuisance (Retreat)
- Groote Schuur Zoo (Rosebank)
- Jacaranda Ship Wreck (Butterworth)
- Long Beach and a shipwreck (Constantia)
- MFV Harvest Capella (Constantia)
- Meisho Maru Ship Wreck (Bredasdorp)
- Noon Gun (Cape Town)
- Ntaba kaNdoda (Alice)
- Paradise Ruins (Newlands)
- Platberg (Harrismith)
- Remains of the Commodore II shipwreck (Sunset Beach)
- Ruined Oppelskop Fire Watch (Cape Town)
- S.S. Kakapo (Constantia)
- Sixteen Mile Beach (Saldanha)
- Soldiers house (Port Elizabeth)
- The Kaaimans Grotto (George)
- The Ruin @ Weldon Kaya (Plettenberg Bay)
- The Wreck Beach (Plettenberg Bay)
- Vredehoek tin mine (Cape Town)
- Wreck Of The Kakapo (1900) (Constantia)
As a reminder, it is FORBIDDEN to enter private property. Always check local laws and access rights before visiting any location. Read the full disclaimer.