A Scottish Earthship

"It is the aim of Sustainable Communities Initiatives to demonstrate the Earthship's performance in the Scottish climate, as well as the costs involved and the best route through planning and building control."

Both the functionality and the aesthetics of the Earthship have been adapted for Scotland in the Earthship Fife project.

Ref:  http://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/earthship.shtml

Using tyres for alternative building options

http://www.storm-from-the-east.com/2010/03/earthships-hippy-dream-or-viable-green-alternative.html

Hobbit House in Wales

REF:  http://www.simondale.net/house/

Cob House

Ref:  http://www.countryplans.com/underground.html

Hobbit house saved from demolition as winds of change blow in pioneer’s favour - Times Online

Hobbit house saved from demolition as winds of change blow in pioneer’s favour - Times Online

Stone-age Orkney: Hobbit homes in the village of Skara Brae

Stone-age Orkney: Hobbit homes in the village of Skara Brae

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For now at least, you can see the World Heritage-listed site in its original location. The village was occupied for 600 years before it was covered over with sand and dirt and grass. It remained hidden until a gale in 1850 ripped off the turf and exposed it to the world.

The houses and connecting passages are all made from stone.

Healthy Heather

Ref:  www.scotland.gov.uk/.../2007/10/08091435/8