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Fun Fact: St. Kevin’s big … tower

31 May 2021 by My Durban

A “Valley of 1,000 Hills” image from Flickr – click on the name of the photographer below to see more Durban goodness and to thank the photographer.

St. Kevin’s big … tower
Photo by tpohlsch

Valley of 1,000 Hills

Returning from a rather exhaustive walk around the Glendalough valley, crossing a small stream and getting a glimpse at the round tower (built around 1000 AD, 33m high, damn impressive if you’re standing right in front of it) at what’s left of St. Kevin’s monastery.

Makes you wonder what the anonymous architect was compensating…


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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Midlands – The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that lies around Pietermaritzburg, and includes the Drakensberg mountain range. There are several small towns located in the Midlands, including: Howick, Balgowan, Nottingham Road, Rosetta, Estcourt, Mooi-River, Greytown, Richmond and Ixopo. Drakensberg towns of Underberg, Himeville, Winterton and Bergville are included. The Midlands Meander consists of several tourism routes, that include accommodation, art and crafts and restaurant stops.


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