How Signal Hill got its name
The famed hill that now acts as a pretty perch from which to see the Mother City’s splendid views was not always a hotspot for evening drives. In years come and gone, Signal Hill was used to announce the arrival of visitors in Cape Town.
The signal guns that now call Lion Battery on Signal Hill home were once part of the regular artillery at Imhoff Battery at the Castle in Cape Town but when the Cape was occupied by the British in 1806, the Dutch guns were moved to Signal Hill. They fired their first shot on the hill on August 4, 1902.
Source: capetownetc.com
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