A Son of the Rock

This is an even more primitive house than the Earth House at De Spitkeet. The people dug a hole and strengthened it with wooden beams and poles. They further built up the walls and ceilings with grass or heather sods.

Interior:-

A bit further round the grounds of De Spitkeet there was this opening where during World War 2 young men hid from patrols to avoid being taken to Germany to work in factories etc. It must have been better disguised in those days or the bare earth leading to it would have been a giveaway:-