On 16 Mar 2015 at 15:01, Keith Meintjes wrote: > Peter Raper, New Dictionary of South African Place Names: > > ARRIESDRIF: Ford in the Orange River some 30 km ENE of its mouth, at 28 30 S, > 16 43 E. > > Then, there is a bunch of stuff about where the name comes from. > > According to my maps, there is not a road crossing there today. Thanks Keith Looking at a map, that seems a strange way to drive a large herd of cattle, as it seems pretty mountainous on both sides of the river. I'd have expected them to cross further upstream. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525