'House' discovered in cliff side,(in use by unknown, not anceint) , page 2

Originally posted by Desert Dawg
perhaps it was part of the coastal defense system during WW2.

This is the most likely.

Living on the other side of the pond, I know that the most strange, creepy, or seemingly pointless dwellings and buildings, and doors and strange places, are typically from a previous era, usually a war era, like coastal WWII or WWI, or even the U.S. Civil War.

There's a fort near me that has been retired for active military purposes, but remains open for some other reasons, it is called Fort Monroe. It has all kinds of really old, prison-like rooms sealed off with metal bar-doors.. each empty besides some debris or things built into the walls etc. I'm told it was used in WWI and WWII as a coastal defense and a military prison, and before that was a military prison as far back as the US Civil War. Apparently the Confederate leader/President Jefferson Davis was held captive there, but I do not know if thats true. If you look it up, you will discover my state of residence. Obviously i dont care .. lol.

en.wikipedia.org...
During the initial exploration by the mission headed by Captain Christopher Newport in the earliest days of the Colony of Virginia, the site was identified as a strategic defensive location. In May of 1607, they established the first permanent English settlement in the present-day United States about 25 miles further inland from the Bay along the James River at Jamestown. The land area where Fort Monroe is located became part of Elizabeth Cittie [sic] in 1619, Elizabeth River Shire in 1634, and was included in Elizabeth City County when it was formed in 1643. Over 300 years later, in 1952, Elizabeth City County and Fort Monroe's neighbor, the nearby Town of Phoebus, agreed to consolidate with the smaller independent city of Hampton, which became one of the large Seven Cities of Hampton Roads.

Beginning by 1609, fortifications had been established at Old Point Comfort during Virginia's first two centuries. However, the much more substantial facility of stone to become known as Fort Monroe (and adjacent Fort Wool on a man-made island across the channel) were completed in 1834. The principal facility was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Throughout the American Civil War (1861-1865), although most of Virginia became part of the Confederate States of America, Fort Monroe remained in Union hands. It became notable as a historic and symbolic site of early freedom for former slaves under the provisions of contraband policies and later the Emancipation Proclamation. For several years thereafter, the former Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, was imprisoned in the area now known as the Casemate Museum on the base.

Why is this relevant? Because! anyone living near Coastal Virginia who can get onto Fort Monroe should take the opportunity! There are tons of strange places in the casemat to explore.. there are multiple "batteries" or "buildings" built into the cliffsides and such, and there are replica cannons on top where they used to be. Might be real who knows. And most importantly, it reminds me of the location DESCRIBED by the OP .. look at this picture, this is what the fort looks like in certain places, except with alot more concrete invovled:

(this is actually Malta)

[edit on 8/22/2008 by runetang]