The one on the beach Traditional Cache
Louwtjie&Vroutjie: My suster bly nie meer in KZN wat onderhoud kan doen, so hierdie een moet maar af.
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An easy cache with logsheet, pencil and two swop items.
Place for small trading items.
History
Named after Natal Colony Governor John Scott and in 1860 it became the first township to be laid out south of Durban, but was initially known as Devonport. Scottburgh then became a very promising port as well as a new attractive location for sugar farms and sugar mills. In about 1850 the town started to attract immigrants especially from the United Kingdom, known as the Bryne Settlers. They came to take advantage of the good harbours, both locally and at Durban, and to export their sugar both internally and externally. Often mispronounced or misspelled "Scottsburgh", Scottburgh became a municipality in 1964.
[edit] Geography
Scottburgh is situated on the South Bank of the Mpambinyoni River, a short river that culminates in a lagoon. The Mpambinyoni mouth has fluctuated in surface area and volume dramatically over the years, largely due to the frequent droughts, occasional cyclones, and other extreme weather conditions that can affect KwaZulu-Natal.
Most notorious of the above-mentioned cyclones was Cyclone Demoina of 1984 and the floods of 1987 which resulted in widespread flooding and infrastructural damage, including the destruction of the Old Main Road bridge from Durban and Umkomaas.
[edit] Education
Scottburgh has a number of educational institutions, including a number of pre-primary schools, a bilingual Primary School, and an English Language High School.
[edit] Wildlife
Wildlife found regularly inside the township includes snakes, skinks, geckos, numerous insects, millipedes, bushbuck, mongi, and most famously, large numbers of vervet monkeys. Genets have been sighted, and there are occasional unverified spottings of civets and similar small felines and cat-like mammals. Birds are abundant, perhaps the most noticeable being the raucous and much-loved Hadeda Ibis. The Indian Mynah is widespread but regarded as a pest due to its habits of defecating in public restaurants and eating areas and pillaging the nests of native birds. This bird has presented similar problems in other areas in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The sardine run is also visible from the shores of Scottburgh and its surroundings most winters. The Umdoni and Strelitzia are the best-known trees specifically associated with Scottburgh and its environs.
Additional Hints
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