List of National Monuments of Eswatini

The National Monuments of Eswatini, in Southern Africa, are proclaimed in accordance with the National Trust Commission Act, 1972.^[1] The same act saw the establishment of the Swaziland National Trust Commission.^[1] The Commission, a parastatal of the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, is charged with the protection and promotion of the country's cultural heritage.^[2][3] As of May 2012, three National Monuments have been proclaimed with a number of candidate sites for future proclamation under examination.^[3] Swaziland ratified the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 2006; the Ngwenya Mines have been submitted for inscription and are currently on the Tentative List.^[4][5]

List of National Monuments

Three National Monuments have been proclaimed under the current system:^[6][7]

Site	Location	Date	Comments	Coordinates	Image
Mantojolo Pool	outside Mbabane		sacred to Mnisis clan
Tree under which King Bhunu was investigated	Manzini	1898	"murder enquiry" for killing a chief
Site of Captain Gilson's House	Mbabane		first Police Commissioner's House; companion of Sobhuza II

List of potential National Monuments

A further twenty-nine sites have been identified as potential National Monuments:^[8]

Site	Location	Date	Comments	Coordinates	Image
Allister Miller's House	Mbabane
Mbabane Well, old bus rank	Mbabane
Deputy Prime Minister's Offices and neighbouring building
Commandant's Residence (at Zakhele)	Manzini		oldest building in Manzini
Second Legco Building, Mbabane Magistrate's Court	Mbabane
Notting Hill Mine Battery	near Piggs Peak
Phophonyane Water Wheel
Swaziland National Office
Mahamba Church			oldest church in Swaziland
Lamgangeni's Burial Site
Prince Fanyana Memorial Library	Kwaluseni
Mabuda Estates farm house	Siteki
Khambi's stone	Entfonjeni
Lion Cavern	Malolotja		early mine
Sibebe Rock	Mbuluzi River valley
Emgwayiza	Malolotja		Afromontane forest, green chert
Mehluko Hill			old fortress
Manzamnyama Falls near Zombodze II (site of Royal ceremony)
Mahamba Gorge
Disused gold mines		c.1880-1920s	including Piggs Peak mine
Caves used by Swazi during wars
Great Usuthu (Lusuthu) Gorge	between Sidvokodvo and Siphofaneni
Sites of the oldest Royal Residences	Shiselweni District
Stone-built remains of Sotho-speaking clans
Endzeleni	Ngwemphisi Valley		rock formations
"Oldest farm house"
Balekane Mountain Fortress
Khubuta Mines
Von Steinacher's fort	Groenpan near Siteki

See also

• History of Swaziland
• List of heritage registers
• UNESCO General History of Africa

References

1. "The National Trust Commission Act, 1972". World Intellectual Property Organization. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
2. "Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs - Departments and Parastatals". The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
3. "Cultural Resources: Natural Monuments". Swaziland National Trust Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
4. "States Parties - Swaziland". UNESCO. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
5. "Ngwenya Mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
6. "Cultural Resources: Declared National Monuments". Swaziland National Trust Commission. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
7. "National Monuments". Swaziland National Trust Commission. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
8. "Cultural Resources: Potential National Monuments". Swaziland National Trust Commission. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.