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Hermit's Castle - 16 May 2016
Achmelvich is home to what is reputedly Europe's smallest castle, known locally as Hermit's Castle. The castle was built in the 1950s by an English architect David Scott, who left the area shortly after completion, spending only a weekend in the castle he spent months building.
The detail design of this structure may give a clue to its popular name, as the entrance aperture consists of a tall but very narrow slit barely a foot wide. In this regard the design may be said to approach the concept of an anchorite's or hermit's cell, a ceremonially bricked up enclosure whose sole access was only large enough to allow for the passage of food in and waste out.
Hermit's Castle - 16 May 2016
Achmelvich is home to what is reputedly Europe's smallest castle, known locally as Hermit's Castle. The castle was built in the 1950s by an English architect David Scott, who left the area shortly after completion, spending only a weekend in the castle he spent months building.
The detail design of this structure may give a clue to its popular name, as the entrance aperture consists of a tall but very narrow slit barely a foot wide. In this regard the design may be said to approach the concept of an anchorite's or hermit's cell, a ceremonially bricked up enclosure whose sole access was only large enough to allow for the passage of food in and waste out.