Grain Earth House — Attraction in Scotland

The Grain Earth House is in the middle of the industrial estate, you need to get keys from Judith Glue, a shop in Kirkwall. It is claimed that this Iron Age monument was built to store grain...hence the name, but it is very damp so I have my doubts. You'll need to take a torch, there is one supplied but it needs some new batteries! Descend the steps into an underground tunnel, where you crawl to a small open area with 4 columns holding the roof. Use your imagination to what this was used for. There's a lot of old graffiti marked into the rocks which is also interesting to find. Mind your head...

The Grain Earth House was fascinating. Pick up the keys from Judith Glue in the centre of town and then you head over to a light industrial area. The house is small, pitch black and with a narrow low tunnel for access. There's a working torch at the entrance.

Once inside it's amazing to be immersed in such an old building. Turn the light off and the darkness and silence are indescribable. It's much more modest that the many other wonders on the mainland but I felt it was definitely worth the small...

Orkneys first community fridge! To think how 2800-1500 years ago we had to store food stuffs underground ready for use/planting the following spring, shows how much of a community effort it was for survival.

We've lost that nowadays with independence living and mental health issues from the loneliness that brings. Today farmers manage more land by themselves, more people work from home, we've lost all human...