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The Deelfontein Imperial Yeomanry Hospital stables, now part of a hotel, are located near De Aar in the Northern Cape. The site dates to the late 19th century, with the original farmstead established around 1883. During the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), Deelfontein became a major medical facility for the British Imperial Yeomanry, serving as a hospital and convalescent camp. The stables were used to house horses for the mounted infantry and medical transport, reflecting the logistical needs of a wartime hospital complex. The area is historically significant as one of the few surviving structures from this period, though much of the original hospital site has been repurposed or lost.

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