Hondehokke Landmark

About Hondehokke Landmark

Steeped in the rugged maritime heritage of the Namaqualand coast, the name Hondehokke dates back to the mid-19th-century copper rush. Originally named after a distinctive dog-shaped gneiss rock formation discovered by a ship captain in 1846, the area served as a vital, albeit wild, frontier port for shipping copper ore to the United Kingdom. By the 1870s, the bustling export trade was largely redirected up the coast to the superior, sheltered harbour of Port Nolloth, forever linking the history of these two coastal hubs. Following the decline of the copper boom, the region reinvented itself through crayfish fishing and alluvial diamond diving. Today, this specific coordinate marker stands as a peaceful nod to that bygone era, offering modern overlanders a quiet look into the diamond coast's raw, industrial past.