Daniëlskuil lies at the foot of the Kuruman Hills, 90km south of Kuruman. Tswana occupied the land on which it is built before it became home to the Griqua. Passing through in 1816, missionary James Read named the place ‘Fraaifontein’.
Other sources quote ‘Koup’ and ‘Tlakalatlou’ (seTswana for ‘elephant’s reed’) as its name. The name, ‘Daniel’s Den’ was first found in documents by the missionary, Campbell, in 1820. The name derives from a natural crater in a limestone formation, reminding observers of the Biblical story of Daniel.
Historians have found no evidence supporting the legend that early Griqua inhabitants used this sinkhole as a prison. Though small, the town thrives on limestone quarrying, diamond mining and the large farming community. |
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Barker Str
Danielskuil 8405
Tel 053 384 8600
Fax 053 384 0326 |
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Boesmansgat
A unique natural sinkhole, renowned as the second deepest and largest of its kind in the world. On the farm Mount Carmel. Tel 053 384 0564.British Fort
Built during the Anglo-Boer War, the fort is on a hillock overlooking the village.Gaol
Visit the limestone sinkhole in which early Griqua were mistakenly thought to have incarcerated prisoners.Hiking
Mount Carmel. Tel 053 384 0564 |
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Featured Accommodation
| 1. |  | | Klein Papkuil Lodge | | | Tel:082 492 6774 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 2. |  | | Little Eden Guest House | | | Tel:053 384 1060 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 3. | | | Mount Carmel Safaris | | | Tel:053 384 0564 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 4. |  | | Rest a While Guesthouse | | Tel:053 384 0233
Cell: 072 141 9228 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 5. | | | Plenary Hotel | | Tel:053 384 1690
Cell +27 82 801 8798 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 6. |  | | Serendipity Guest House | | Tel:053 384 0838
Cell: 082 550 1952 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 7. |  | | Vaalbos Guest House | | Tel:053 384 0135
Cell: 084 4200 002 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 8. | | | Die Lapa Guest House | | | Tel:(053) 384 0292 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 9. | | | Finch Guest House, Lime Acres | | | Tel:(053) 385 0061 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 10. | | | Idwala Guest House | | | Tel:083 490 2659 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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| 11. | | | Middelpos Guest Farm | | | Tel:(053) 862 ask for 7133 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Danielskuil | |
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  | Postmasburg | Location: 43km, SW
Proclaimed a town on 6 June 1892 and named after the Rev J Postma, a R... read more |
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