The name Legogote belongs to a distinctive crouching-lion-shaped mountain outside White River and is supposedly derived from the word lugogo – an animal hide – the locals having been muchadmired by transport riders for their skill in thong-making. The kind of thong that is used on a wagon, that is. Not the beachwear. There are, of course, numerous other theories. Maybe a gogo (an old lady) lived there. Possibly a prophetess or a witch. Perhaps it is named after a Swazi cooking pot. Yet another theory has it that the name is a derivation of Golgotha, the mountain where Christ was crucified. Nobody knows but it is certainly a prominent outcrop which seems to follow you around the region, hence its other name – The Sentinel of the Lowveld.