"Killrush" A Brief History

The name "Killrush" originates from the sentries that were placed nearby on three peaks surrounding the area. One could see as far as three days horse-ride from the lookouts and thus enabled the soldiers preparation time for any attack that might occur.

The End of Griqua Independence

Independence was a fragile commodity in the heyday of colonialism – and as the 1870´s drew to a close the threat of annexation loomed ever closer for one of the most unusual independent states of all: a small pocket of land between Natal and Transkei occupied by the Griqua.