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The Blokhuis at Riversford Tierpoort river, near Bloemfontein, is a blockhouse constructed around 1900 during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). Blockhouses were small, fortified structures built by the British forces to protect strategic points such as railway bridges, river crossings, and telegraph lines. This particular blockhouse was part of a network of over 8,000 blockhouses erected across South Africa, often linked by barbed wire fences, to counter Boer guerrilla tactics. The Tierpoort river area was a key location for controlling movement near Bloemfontein, which was captured by the British in March 1900. The blockhouse design typically featured stone or concrete walls with loopholes for rifle fire, and a corrugated iron roof. Many such structures were built by the Royal Engineers using local materials.

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