Potato Cellar Mystery - a photo on Flickriver

            I have a book that states this ancient looking, picturesque structure in Gem Valley, Idaho is a potato cellar.  But, I have never seen another structure anything like this and have never seen a rock and concrete potato cellar.  It appears to have some recent patching on this end so it must still be in use for something.  Questions:
Why would a potato cellar have such a small entrance?
Why is a ratchet tie-down strap going from inside the door to a new post?
Why is a heavy wire going from the door to a metal pipe, like a ground wire?
Are those electric fence contacts on the post on the left?  The fence isn't enclosing anything.
Hmmmm...
   

Taken in: United States / Idaho / China Hill (show map)

Taken on: June 3, 2022

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX KP, f/9.0, 1/200 sec, 120mm (=180mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX KP
Lens:	smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF]
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	120mm (35mm equivalent: 180mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 19.0 (Windows)
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