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Sænautasel
An moorland farm
Sænautasel, south of the lake Sænautavatn (“Sea-monster lake”), occupied 1843-1942. Its buildings have been renovated and are well worth a visit
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Snæhvammur
The outermost farm on the northern side of the Breiðdalur valley
Snæhvammur, the outermost farm on the northern side of the Breiðdalur valley. Late in the 18th century a polar bear was killed right at the front door after having chased a man who was walking there on his way from Stöð...
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Skriðuklaustur
A substantial farm for centuries
By road no. 933 at the end of Lagarfljót
Skriðuklaustur, a substantial farm for centuries, site of a monastery from 1493 until the Reformation, then a church till 1792. Home of a number of prominent men, e.g. sheriff Hans Wium (1715-88), who is buried there. In...
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Teigarhorn
A farm
By road no. 1 about 5 km north from Djúpivogur
A farm about 5 km from Djúpivogur. Timber house built in 1880-82. A photographic studio was operated there around 1900. In the keeping of the National Museum since 1992. Zeolites found there are said to be the most beaut...
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Hafnarnes
An abandoned group of farms
By road no. 96 south from Fáskrúðsfjörður
An abandoned group of farms on the south side of Fáskrúðsfjörður. Formerly a busy fishing centre with 8 farms and a school. The French hospital was moved there from Fáskrúðsfjörður and served as flats and a school.
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Valþjófsstaður
An ancient manor farm, church and parsonage
By road no. 933,
Few km south of Skriðuklaustur
An ancient manor farm, church and parsonage. The famous Valþjófsstaður church door, one of the finest items in the National Museum at Reykjavík, came from there. The door now on the church is an exact replica. Tröllk...
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Skeggjastaðir
A church and parsonage
By road no. 85,
between Bakkafjörður and Þórshöfn
A church and parsonage. A little to the west is a strange rock, Stapi, rising straight out of the sea. The churc was built in 1845, the pastor Rev. Hóseas Árnason paying out of his own pocket for all the work, since both...
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