Kramats of the Cape · Bainskloof Pass, near Wellington

Sheikh Suleiman

A grave on the mountain slope near the bridge at Bainskloof. Only his name is known.

Bainskloof Pass, near Wellington

A rocky ridge above wooded slopes on the Bainskloof Pass.
Bainskloof Photograph: Leo za1

On the mountain slopes near the bridge at Bainskloof, on the pass above Wellington, is a grave about which almost nothing is known. Those who visit it know only that the man buried there is Sheikh Suleiman.

Sources: Guide to the Kramats of the Western Cape, Cape Mazaar (Kramat) Society (1996; third impression 2010).