Alternative Names Acharn Burn; Acharn Hermitage
Site type FOLLY (POSSIBLE)
Canmore ID 25008
Site Number NN74SE 13
NGR NN 75675 43182
Council PERTH AND KINROSS
Parish KENMORE (PERTH AND KINROSS)
Former Region TAYSIDE
Former District PERTH AND KINROSS
Former County PERTHSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NN74SE 13 75675 43182

NN 7567 4319. Hermitage Caves
OS 6" map (1900)

An underground passage constructed of stone, some 20.0m long, opening into an octagonal building, now de-roofed, giving a view of the Falls of Acharn, and clearly built for that purpose. Local tradition asserts that it was the home of a hermit, and it is known as 'The Hermitage', but it is more likely an 18th - 19th century folly.
Visited by OS (NKB), 2 October 1975 .