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Hermits Cave

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Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
Hermits Cave
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(02) 6962 4145

Hours:
Sunday12am - 12am
Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


The Hermit's Cave, situated on Scenic Hill on the northeastern outskirts of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, is in fact a complex of stone structures. Misleadingly called 'The Hermit's Cave', the site in reality comprises a complex of shelters, terraced gardens, exotic plants, water-cisterns, dry-stone walling and linking bridges, stairways and paths that stretch intermittently across more than a kilometre of the escarpment. Made single-handedly by a reclusive Italian migrant, Valerio Ricetti, these structures involved the moving of hundreds of tons of stone and earth, together with the ingenious incorporation of natural features in the landscape. The site is recognised for being a rare example of an Australian hermit's domain. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 12 January 2007.
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