Hermit's Cave

Hermit's Cave Complex in 1936
Dry stone walling at the Hermit's Cave complex

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,Valeri 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.

Ref: Recovering the Lost Landscape of Valeri Ricetti: The archaeology of an Individual' Bobby A Caillard, Honours Thesis 2005, University of Sydney

The site is recognised for being a rare example of an Australian hermit's domain and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.

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    Coordinates: 34°15′43″S 146°04′08″E / 34.262°S 146.069°E / -34.262; 146.069

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