The Hermitage (Scotland)
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The Hermitage (officially The Hermitage pleasure ground) is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the River Braan in Craigvinean Forest. It is home to Ossian's Hall of Mirrors and Ossian's Cave, Georgian follies built by the Dukes of Atholl, who had their former main residence in nearby Dunkeld House[1] (demolished early 19th century), in the 18th century to honour the blind bard Ossian.[2] The Hermit's Cave was built around 1760 for the third Earl of Breadalbane, who unsuccessfully advertised for a permanent eremite. The guide in 1869, Donald Anderson, dressed up with a long beard of lichens and clothes of animal skins.[3]
Also in its grounds are several Douglas-fir trees — one of which was the first tree in Britain to reach 200 feet in height.[1] The Forestry Commission Scotland, on the other hand, gives its height as 194 feet.[4]
Visitors to the site can undertake various walks. The most popular walk is the 0.75 miles (1 km)-long journey to Ossian's Hall. Wheelchairs are accommodated via a pass-for-all route.[1] There is also a link to a thirty-mile network of footpaths beyond The Hermitage to various parts of Dunkeld. These paths date back to the 18th century.[1]
Originally, the popular riverside path purposely deviated away from the river at about a half-mile from the car park. This was to build up the visitors' anticipation for the waterfall (the Black Linn Falls) that is to be found a short distance ahead.[1] Another path, running parallel to the riverside path, is wider, the purpose for which, it is believed, was to accommodate horse and carriages.[1] A stone bridge, dating from 1770, is located nearby.[1] Standing next to it, and appearing to be growing out of it, is a Cedar of Lebanon, which is believed to be the oldest tree at The Hermitage.[1]
Views of Ossian's Cave and Craigvinean Forest
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The entrance to Ossian's Cave
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The rear of Ossian's Cave
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Looking up the trunk of the Douglas-fir
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Stone steps
Ossian's Hall
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An image of Ossian on an internal door
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- OutdoorScotland.co.uk
- ScottishTowns.co.uk
- "In Pictures: A walk through the Hermitage in Perthshire" BBC.co.uk
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Trust Walks: "Dunkeld and The Hermitage," a podcast by the National Trust for Scotland; 27 June 2009
- ↑ Dunkeld
- ↑ Holder, Geoff (2007). The Guide to Mysterious Perthshire. Stroud : Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-4140-5. p. 113.
- ↑ The Hermitage Douglas and The Dunkeld Douglas - Forestry Commission Scotland
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- Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
- Waterfalls of Perth and Kinross
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