Originally titled "Chief Botman, one of Sandilli's councillors", the title was changed as no reference to a Chief Botman could be verified, and the name 'Bothomane' could easily have been renegated to that of 'Botman' - Wynand van der Walt (18 June 2017).
Block house at Algoa Bay, erected in 1799 by General Vandeleur. Taken from a photograph of an engraving by Samuel Daniell, with the following inscription: 'The Military station at Algoa Bay'
The wording on the stone is as follows – Boma Pass Road constructed December 1853 by order of His Excellency Lt. Gen. the Hon. Sir Geo. Cathcart KCB Governor, by the Royal Engineer Department. The working party consisted of Detachments of the 6th Royal Regt. and 60th Royal Rifles under the direction of Lieut. HR Siborne, Royal Engineers.