Hermitage pleasure ground description and photos - Great Britain: Dunkeld (Topic)

Hermitage pleasure ground description and photos - Great Britain: Dunkeld. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Hermitage pleasure ground.

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The Hermitage is a forest area along the banks of the Bran River in the city of Dunkeld in Scotland. This is a great hiking area, created back in the 18th century by the Duke of Athol. On his behalf, many species of plants that are not found in these places were brought here and planted. There is an old stone bridge in the park (1770), near which the Lebanese cedar grows - the oldest tree in the park. Ossiana's Cave is an artificial grotto built in 1760 for one of the Earls of Bredalbane when he decided to become a hermit.

One of the paths leads to Black Lynn Falls. Above the waterfall there is a small pavilion, which was originally built, in 1757, just as a view arbor. However, in 1783, the pavilion was redesigned and decorated as the tomb of Ossian, the famous bard who lived in the 3rd century. The room overlooking the waterfall was decorated with mirrors so that the water was reflected in them from different angles. The poet William Wordsworth describes this room in his World of Wonders. At the beginning of the 19th century, the hall of mirrors was additionally decorated with moss and small flower beds.

In 1869, vandals broke part of the mirrors, and places are gradually beginning to decline. In the middle of the 20th century, this piece of land was transferred by the Duchess of Atoll to the National Trust of Scotland. The pavilion has been restored, but the mirror optical illusion effect has not been restored.

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