The history of the cannon on Kanonkop is a little unclear, as no
records have been found detailing this particular placement, but it
is thought to have been placed here by the British, after the
second occupation in 1806, and formed part of a line of signal
cannons along the False Bay coast which would announce the arrival
of ships into the bay so that Simon's Town would not be caught off
guard, should the ships turn out to be hostile.
Another, and possibly more likely, story is that the cannon was
originally used in defence of Buffels Bay, one of the few places
safe for ships to land, and was moved to its present location by a
Park Warden.
To reach the cache you can either follow the False Bay Scenic
Walk from the parking area at S34° 16.020 E018° 27.845, from where
you will head South down the trail. At S34° 16.175 E018° 27.890 you
will reach a junction where you must bare right and continue along
the main path.
Alternatively you can take one of the shorter routes from either
the Buffelsfontein Visitors Centre or the Kanonkop trail starting
at S34° 18.640 E018° 27.460.