2021
NU1514 : Hermit Statue at Nine Year Old Cave, Cave Drive Hulne Park
taken 4 years ago, 3 km from Abberwick, Northumberland, England

Hermit Statue at Nine Year Old Cave, Cave Drive Hulne Park
This rather old statue of a Hermit was placed here at the behest of Duchess Elizabeth Percy (1716 - 1776 1st Duchess of Northumberland) in the 1770s by Thomas Call a gardener here in the 18thC.
Of this spot, the Duchess called the adjacent cave The Nine Year Old Cave and asked that the statue be "of a Hermit, not ill adapted to the retired situation of this romantic solitude."
Of this spot, the Duchess called the adjacent cave The Nine Year Old Cave and asked that the statue be "of a Hermit, not ill adapted to the retired situation of this romantic solitude."