World's Loneliest House

A single lonely lodge on the isolated and deserted Elliðaey Island, Norway is considered to be the loneliest House in the World. It is the lone building existing on the island having an area of 0.45 sq. km (110 acres; 45 hectares).

Till 1930s the island had few farming residents who gradually moved away to the mainland for better opportunities.

The lodge is a private property. It is owned by Elliðaey Hunting Association and was built for use by hunters. The island has a large population of puffins. It is also a major nesting area for storm petrels and other sea birds.

One has to be a member of the Hunting Association for visiting it. The island is accessed by boat. It has small docking beach and a ladder to climb the cliff to reach the lodge.

The island has no electricity, no mobile, no internet, no running water or indoor plumbing system.

In the image below, the lodge can be seen as a small white spot in centre of the concave shaped hillock of the left side of image.

Image from Wikimedia Commons is by Diego Delso

Image from Google Maps is by Shikder Mahmud Sayed

Image from Google Maps is by Shikder Mahmud Sayed

Image from Google Maps is by Shikder Mahmud Sayed

Image from Google Maps is by Shikder Mahmud Sayed

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Source of information: unilad.co.uk / Wikipedia