Helspoort Pass

33°10′12.3″S 26°19′15.1″E / 33.170083°S 26.320861°E / -33.170083; 26.320861 Helspoort Pass or Hells Poort is a mountain pass situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, on the regional road R350, northwest of Grahamstown.[1] It is situated between Grahamstown and Bedford, Eastern Cape.

The name, meaning "Hell's gate" in Afrikaans, is one of several Afrikaans placenames referring to Hell or the Devil.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ross, Graham (2004). Romance of Cape Mountain Passes. New Africa Books. p. 202. ISBN 9780864866639.
  2. ^ Burden, Matilda (1993). "Die duiwel in die volksgeloof van die Afrikaanssprekende" [The devil in the folk belief of Afrikaans-speaking people] (pdf). South African Journal of Cultural History (in Afrikaans). 7 (4): 83. hdl:10520/AJA10113053_60.
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