Still heading South

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
We went to the Hermit Caves - Griffith
The Hermit's Cave is a heritage-listed complex of stone structures on Scenic Hill on the northeastern outskirts of Griffith, New South WalesAustralia. 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.
For more info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit%27s_Cave, or the attached photo notice board
Painted silos, the Whitton tower is a silhouette of a soldier that is not painted directly onto the silo
Wollundry Lagoon in Wagga
Caching today - 11 finds - 7 trad, 2 earth and 2 trig - 321 total
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Christine
2023-05-25

Roye looks happy

Karen
2023-05-25

Love the artwork on the silo and it’s nice to see a happy Roye 😁

Craig
2023-05-25

The hermat looks like he is on a good wicket. LOL

2025-05-22

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