Update:How the world’s loneliest house was built into a rock face, with each piece hoisted up a precipitous precipice by builders avoiding DEATH.

THE world’s loneliest house has been carved into a vertical rock face and been left to rot for more than 100 years.

Buffa di Perrero sits 8,858 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains and remains one of life’s most remarkable mysteries.

THE world’s loneliest house has been carved into a vertical rock face and been left to rot for more than 100 years.

Buffa di Perrero sits 8,858 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains and remains one of life’s most remarkable mysteries.

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Buffa di Perrero contains one of the most remote houses in the world
Buffa di Perrero contains one of the most remote houses in the worldCredit: Alamy
Located 8,858 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains, it provides some stunning views
Located 8,858 feet above sea level in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains, it provides some stunning viewsCredit: Facebook
There’s not much to look at inside, however, with only a few wooden chairs to be found
There’s not much to look at inside, however, with only a few wooden chairs to be found
Situated in Monte Cristallo, one of the highest peaks of the Cristallo massif in the Dolomites, the shack overlooks a sharp and deadly drop to the depths below.

The unique structure is believed to have been built by Italian soldiers during World War 1 and crafted from brick and wood.

But onlookers have been left baffled at just how people managed to carry materials for a slanted roof, two doorways and four windows up the treacherous terrain.

And with no backdoor to an easier access route, it makes the tale even more impressive.

But that’s probably because it wasn’t built for living in, more for staying.

Multiple refuges like the one on Monte Cristallo were constructed during the armed conflict between the Italians and Austro–Hungarians known as The White War.

Soldiers would use rope ladders and cableways to access the hard-to-reach location, where they’d stock supplies and hide from the enemy.

While it looks impossible to reach from afar, there is actually a very well-hidden but narrow mountain trail that passes just a few metres below.

It’s part of the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona, a difficult mountain trail that requires a “high level of fitness” and mountain climbing experience.

You’ll find a route made up of steel ladders, rungs and cables built into the rock face to help climbers with their journey.

Regardless, Buffa di Perrero is reachable if you’re brave enough.

It might look like it could be easily blown away in the height of a storm, but this tiny little home has held its own for more than a century and is likely to remain untouched for centuries to come