Heerenlogement e:rənloʒəmɛntalso known as "Gentlemen's Cave", is a historical cave in the northwest of the Western Cape, South Africa, about 30 km north of Graafwater, in the

Cederberg municipality Cederberg Local Municipality is a local municipality which governs an area of the Western Cape province of South Africa stretching from the Cederberg mountains through the middle valley of the Olifants River to the Atlantic coast. It includes ...

, which was used by travellers in the 17th and 18th century as a shelter. The oldest still visible engravings in the Cave were made by Simon van der Stel in

1685 Events January–March * January 6 – American-born British citizen Elihu Yale, for whom Yale University in the U.S. is named, completes his term as the first leader of the Madras Presidency in India, administering the colony ...

, with another by Kaie Jesse Slotsbo from the year 1712. Altogether, approximately 130 visitors have inscribed their names along with their dates on the Cave walls, with 30 leaving only their names, and a further thirteen leaving only their initials.

Olof Bergh Olof Bergh (sometimes spelled Olaf or Oloff Bergh) was an early Swedish-South African explorer and Cape Colony official as well as the progenitor of the well-known Bergh family in South Africa. He is also a former owner of South Africa's first wi ...

and his company first came across the cave in November

1682 Events January–March * January 7 – The Republic of Genoa forbids the unauthorized printing of newspapers and all handwritten newssheets; the ban is lifted after three months. * January 12 – Scottish minister James Ren ...

while in search of the legendary gold fields of the Monomotapa and were the first Europeans to come across the cave, although Bergh did not engrave his name as many others did. Located near to the cave, is an old iron British fort dating from the Second Boer War is located near to the cave.

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* {{Coord, 31, 57, 45.8208, S, 18, 33, 10.26, E, display=title Caves of South Africa Archaeological sites in South Africa