Van Plettenberg Beacon
Claim to Plettenberg Bay
Van Plettenberg Beacon was erected to claim possession of the area by Governor Joachim Baron van Plettenberg in 1778. When he arrived at this bay, it was called Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay, as named by early Portuguese explorers). The stone indicated that the bay would thereafter belong to the Dutch East India Company. He had visited several outposts at the time. This one was named after him, as Plettenberg Bay from November 1778
Corner of Meeding street and Hopwood street. Plettenberg Bay
