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HVAMMUR III (Hollow III), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupant: Ólafur Aðalsteinn Sigurðsson Ólafur participates in the following national initiative: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Ólafur started farming at HVAMMUR III (Hollow III) in 2015. The residence house and other buildings in HVAMMUR were previously situated on a small hillock close to the riverbank, a bit south of the current buildings. Here, the decendants of Aðalsteinn Jónasson and Jóhanna Sigfúsdóttir who pursued farming in HVAMMUR for decades, erected a monument in their honour in 1980. South of this place the rivulet flows in a relatively deep channel. Gravel bed crests are…

HÓLL (Hillock) and HÖFÐI (Cape), Raufarhöfn (Slit Harbour district) Current occupants: Nanna Steina Höskuldsdóttir and Steinþór Friðriksson The farmers at HÓLL and HÖFÐI participate in the following national initiative: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Nanna and Steinþór have pursued farming at HÖFÐI (Hillock) and HÓLL (Cape) since 2015, following in the footsteps of Nanna´s parents who pursued farming here for years. A third part of the ancient farm of HÓLL (Hillock) now belongs to HÖFÐI (Cape) and this part was named HÓLL II (Hillock II) when the property was divided into three parts in 1922. The couple Árni Pálsson and…

BRÚARLAND II (Bridge Land II), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Ólína Ingibjörg Jóhannesdóttir and Benedikt Líndal Jóhannsson The farmers at Brúarland participate in the following national initiative: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Current occupants bought the farm and started farming at BRÚARLAND II (Bridge Land II) in 2012. In 1945, Jónas Aðalsteinsson from the farm HVAMMUR (Hollow) and his wife Anna G. Jóhannesdóttir from the farm GUNNARSSTAÐIR (Gunnar´s Place) built the new farm BRÚARLAND on a 7/24 part of land of GUNNARSSTAÐIR. The residence house and outhouses are situated on the edge of a gravel bed, only a short…

YTRA-ÁLAND (Outer-Riverland), ÞISTILFJÖRÐUR (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Ragnar Skúlason and Úlfhildur Ída Helgadóttir The farmers at YTRA-ÁLAND participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) The curret farmers have pursued farming at YTRA-ÁLAND (Outer-Riverland) since 2010. The farm is situated in the north-west side of a ridge called BÆJARÁS (Farm Ridge) or ÁLANDSÁS (Riverland Ridge) which reaches approximately 100 m above the sealevel. A panoramic view is from the top of the ridge. A rocky ridge stretches from the ridge all the way to the coast where it forms…

YTRA-LÓN (Outer Lagoon), Langanes (Long Peninsula district) Current occupants: Sverrir Möller and Mirjam Blekkenhorst The farm was listed amongst the highest rated farms in Iceland for the production year 2015 by Rannsóknamiðstöð landbúnaðarins (The Agricultural Research Centre). The farmers at YTRA-LÓN participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) A reforestation project (Skógræktarverkefni) Sverrir and Mirjam have pursued farming at YTRA-LÓN (Outer Lagoon) since 1991 The farm is situated approximately 3 km from the ocean and its tracts of land primarily consist of flat marshes, with low hillocks and gravel bed ridges in between. River LÓNSÁ (Lagoon…

FJALLALÆKJARSEL (Mountain Creek Shack), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Gunnar Þorleifsson and Ina Leverköhne The farmers at FJALLALÆKJARSEL participate in the following national initiative: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Gunnar and Ina have pursued farming at FJALLALÆKJARSEL (Mountain Creek Shack) since 2010. The secondary road turns from the district highway road 85 at the bridge crossing river SVALBARÐSÁ (Cool Ridge River), then south alongside the river on the east side and passing the deserted farm of SVALBARÐSSEL (Cool Ridge Shack). The residence house and outhouses at the farm are situated on a low gravel bed, a short distance east…

ÞÓRSHÖFN (Thor´s Harbour), Langanes (Long Peninsula). Current occupant: Gísli Jónsson Gisli and his father Jón Gíslason both reside in the village of ÞÓRSHÖFN (Thor´s Harbour - Thor was the god of thunder in Nordic mythology) and have for many years pursued farming in the outskirts of the village. Photo album. Here you can send a message to farm.

GARÐUR (Wall - could also take the meaning of Garden), ÞISTILFJÖRÐUR (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Soffía Björgvinsdóttir and Jónas Pétur Bóasson The farm was listed amongst the highest rated farms in Iceland for the production year 2015 by Rannsóknamiðstöð landbúnaðarins (The Agricultural Research Centre). The farmers at GARÐUR participate in the following national initiatives and projects: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) A reforestation project (Skógræktarverkefni) The curret farmers have pursued farming at GARÐUR (Wall / Garden) since 1997. The secondary road to the farm turns from the district highway road 85 shortly…

MIÐFJARÐARNES (Middle-Fjord Peninsula), LANGANESSTRÖND (Long Peninsula Coast district) Current occupants: Sigríður Ósk Indriðadóttir and Krzysztof Krawczyk The tracts of land belonging to the farm stretch from the spit of SAURBÆJARTANGI (Filth Farm Spit) to the south end of lake REIÐAXLARVATN (Riding-Ridge Lake) which is situated approximately 19 km into the heathlands to the south. A deserted farm named KOT (Cottage) was situated alongside the creek of ÓTRÆÐISLÆKUR (Untrampable Creek) but no acknowledgement of farming in this place exist, except sagas, place names and ruins. Two farms were operated in MIÐFJARÐARNES (Middle-fjord Peninsula) until 1972. Photo album. Here you can send…