A house at Lamda?

A Mud House at the Lamda Olive Grove

Stone House You will often see small buildings, in various states of disrepair, on plots of land in Greece. They are used as stores but often as shelter while working on the land.

One type can be found at the lemon grove and is typical of mid 20th century breeze block and concrete construction. Another type. often in ruins, is built of stone, with a pitched, tiled roof. I had not noticed that a similar type existed where some or all of the walls were made of mud "bricks".

Stone House 2 Nine years after purchasing the Lamda Olive Grove, people who grew up in Pidassos have informed us that a mud house existed near the well at Lamda. The flat "wild" land cleared in 2008 revealed a cut away hill which would be an unusual natural geological feature. We now know that the house stood in this area beside a vineyard. This also explains the presence of vines growing up through the trees and the absence of any olive trees, or remains of olive trees in that area.

Its good to talk to those who have lived in the area but language barriers and perhaps the idea that foreigners may not be interested in the history of their plot, may have prevented us from finding this information until now. there is no mention of the house in the deeds, though the well is mentioned.

There was no time to look for evidence of the house in December, but the spring 2009 visit will provide a good opportunity to re-examine the lower part of Lamda and find out more.