The Water Source in Keurkloof This picturesque 3km‑long kloof that joins the Cogmans Kloof Pass is a well known local landmark. A strong spring a kilometre up the kloof was […]
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How Cogmans Kloof got its name The name of the scenic kloof that links Montagu with towns along the Breede River valley is derived from the name of a former […]
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The intensely folded rock strata of the crags to the east of this point are a striking example of why the parallel mountain ranges that run for more than 800km […]
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Following incursions by Boer forces (aided by Cape rebels) into the Cape Colony in late 1900, the British built a series of forts atop strategic mountain passes to block the […]
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The first safe route through Cogmans Kloof, which links the western end of the Little Karoo to the Breede River Valley, was built by renowned road engineer Thomas Bain. It […]
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Hodges Bridge, located at the southwestern end of the kloof, was the first road bridge built in the spectacular Cogmans Kloof. It was opened in early 1872. The bridge was […]
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The Montagu area has experienced at least 10 major floods since the town’s establishment in the early 1850s. 1867 The first recorded flood was in 1867, when the Keisie River […]
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Over the years, flooding of the Cogmans River has periodically devastated Ashton and the surrounding farmlands. The floods of 1981 and 2003 caused major disruptions to local economic activities.In January […]
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