English: On 17 June 2015 Elandskop got a taste of heliography, for the first time in 113 years after the Anglo Boer War. Towering 1,762 m above sea level, this koppie was once made famous by General De Wet who planned his attacks from the top or from a farm called Trommel just outside Petrus Steyn. During the Anglo Boer War, heliograph provided the mobile element in the British service and was even more important to the Boers. As the British blockhouse lines became more and more difficult to cross for the Boers, heliograph became the most practical and the fastest way of getting information, intelligence and orders across them. Elandskop was one important communication station and contributed much to keep both De Wet and Pres. Steyn out of the British hands. On a fine sunny day, one could establish communication to stations as far as Vredefort Road, President Koppie and Vereeninging! Old ruins can also be found on the koppie and could be that left behind by both the Boers and Brits. It is also rumoured that Moshoeshoe’s warriors used Elandskop during Mfecane for spying purposes. With Vegkop just 25km away, Mzilikazi impis would have also roamed the koppie at the time. Now nominated to be declared a heritage site, Elandskop is home to a few species left including ouvolk (Sungazer), an endangered griddled lizard found only in the Riemland region. When one hikes up the koppie there’s fauna and ancient plants for medicinal purposes. In honour of the koppie, a local history museum is named after the Elandskop!