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Barkly West

Barkly West

Find property for sale in Barkly West, a town in South Africa’s Northern Cape that boasts a number of the country’s firsts. These include the first Anglican Church built in 1871 that lies north of the Vaal River, the bridge built over the river and the first alluvial diamond discovery. The properties for sale in Barkly West are mostly rural in nature, with smallholdings and farms, as well as a number of residential houses and homes to buy.

The site of the initial diamond diggings on the African continent has been proclaimed a national monument. Those who buy property in Barkley West might like to know that the area was originally called Klipdrift, but the name was changed in 1873 when it became part of the Crown Colony of Griqualand West. The town overlooks the Canteen Kopje, which has signs of occupation that dates back to prehistoric times.

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