ELGIN, WESTERN CAPE

'Elgin', situated in the Overberg region of South Africa, is an apple-growing area near Grabouw and is about 70 km south-east of Cape Town.
A group of apple farms called Glen Elgin gave the place its name. Originally named ''Koffiekraal'', it was an outspan between Bot River and Palmiet Rivier on the Cape Town-Caledon road. The railway station was built on land given by the Molteno brothers, owners of the farm Glen Elgin.