I am playing Minecraft: Console Edition on the Xbox, version 1.8.8 in Survival. The seed for my world is 6881183219423020393.
I got some Eyes of Ender and found where to dig. I dug a 10 by 30 block rectangle down into the ground, then found a structure which I thought was the stronghold. I entered the stronghold and explored it, but there were only five rooms or so. Most importantly, the End Portal was missing.
So then I dug beyond the ends of the rooms, and any place that looked like it was an unfinished dead end, or some resources in the walls. Nothing.
I dug a 20×40 rectangle down into bedrock. Still nothing.
I went back up, and dug around in the areas above the place where the stronghold is. Nothing.
I dug out the entire strong hold. Nothing.
Then I went to creative mode, and blew up layers in all directions. Still nothing. I went to some other corners of the world, and searched for the stronghold again, but I was led back to the same place.
I found a crevice at the end of one room. I explored that completely, and found no more strongholds.
Then I went to the MineAtlas site to see if there was information there, but the map they have for my seed doesn't match my map.
I consulted the wiki, and it said that there is only one stronghold per world on the Console Edition.
So… what should I do? I'm not too keen on starting over, or having this ever happen again.
Addendum: I'm reading that it's a world generator error. Okay, how can I tell if I am in a world that has an error?
Best Answer
It's not an error. It's bad luck. Ravines can generate anywhere, including right through your portal, and since you mentioned one connected to your stronghold... Here's the wiki that states Portal rooms can be overwritten by things, like ravines, caves, mineshafts, etc.