Craigvinean Forest
by Martina Fagan
Title
Craigvinean Forest
Artist
Martina Fagan
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Photograph - Photograph
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MCN:C46FH-V5WQX-25XS2
The Hermitage 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, a pair of Victorian follies, reportedly built by the Dukes of Atholl in the 18th century to honour the blind bard Ossian.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.
Also in its grounds is a Douglas-fir that, at 59 metres (194 feet), is one of the tallest trees in the United Kingdom.
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June 17th, 2011
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