The Ghost of Verlatenbosch

The Ghost of Verlatenbosch

An enduring tale set on Table Mountain. It is said that a governor of Cape Town made an enemy of a citizen.  He came up with a dark plan. He gave the governor’s son a beautiful flute as a gift. Unbeknownst to the governor or his son, the flute was once owned by a leper. Within days of the son playing his flute, he became ill. He was forced into exile in a lonely hut on the mountain, where he played his flute until he died. Some say that on a still evening in the forest, you can still hear his mournful tune today.

Verlatenbosch translates as “bush of the forsaken”.   .

Table Mountain