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FELL (Mountain), LANGANESSTRÖND (Long Peninsula Coast district) Current occupants: Reimar Sigurjónsson and Dagrún Þórisdóttir The farmers at FELL participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) The farm of FELL (Mountain) is situated south-east of the small bay of GUNNÓLFSVÍK (Gunnolfur´s Creek) which takes it´s name from the close by mountain GUNNÓLFSVÍKURFJALL (Gunnolfur´s Creek Mountain). A radar station is located on the top of the mountain, previously run by the United States Army and currently by the Icelandic government. More information is on the way. Photo album. Here you can…

HALLGILSSTAÐIR (Hallgils´s Place), Langanes (Long Peninsula district). Current occupants: Maríus Snær Halldórsson and Lára Sigurðardóttir The farmers at HALLGILSSTAÐIR participate in the following national initiative: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Maríus and Lára started their farming at HALLGILSSTAÐIR (Hallgils´s Place) in 2014. The farm is situated on a peninsula formed by river HAFRALÓNSÁ (Goat-Buck River) where it turns to west in a large curve a few kilometers before it mouths to fjord LÓNAFJÖRÐUR (Lagoon Fjord). The farmhouses are situated on a dry area of the peninsula, with marshlands stretcing out and east of the buildings, uninterrupted to begin with and…

GUNNARSSTAÐIR ehf. (Gunnar´s Place Ltd.), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: the couples Axel Jóhannesson and Valgerður Friðriksdóttir & Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir and Júlíus Þröstur Sigurbjartsson 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 GUNNARSSTAÐIR participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) The current occupants acceded the farm in 2013. The farm of GUNNARSSTAÐIR (Gunnar´s Place) is situated on the west side of the head of the fjord ÞISTILFJÖRÐUR (Thistle Fjord) and…

HOLT (Hillock), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Sigurður Þór Guðmundsson and Hildur Stefánsdóttir The farmers in HOLT 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) Sigurður and Hildur have pursued farming in HOLT (Hillock) since 2008. In 1913, Kristján Þórarinsson from the neighbouring farm of LAXÁRDALUR (Salmon River Valley) and his wife Ingiríður Árnadóttir from the neighbouring farm of GUNNARSSTAÐIR (Gunnar´s Place) built a new farm on the land of GUNNARSSTAÐIR and called their new farm HOLT (Hillock). The land belonging to the farm…

URÐIR ehf. (Screes Ltd.), SANDFELLSHAGI I (Sandy Mountain Meadow I), Öxarfjörður (Axe Fjord sistrict) Current occupant: Sigþór Þóarinsson, Kristín Gunnarsdóttir and Rúnar Þórarinsson 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 URÐIR ehf. / SANDFELLSHAGI I participate in the following national initiatives and projects: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) Reclamation under the auspices of the Land-remidy fund (Uppgræðsla á vegum Landabótasjóðs) The current occupants have pursued farming at SANDFELLSHAGI I (Sandy Mountain Meadow I) since…

HAGALAND (Pasture Land), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Gunnar Þóroddsson and Hike 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 HAGALAND participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) In 1942, Einar Kristjánsson and his wife Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir built a new farm, HAGALAND (Pasture Land), situated north of the hayfields of the farm HERMUNDARFELL (Hermundur´s Mountain). The new farm received half of the tracts of undivided land belonging to HERMUNDARFELL. The land…

SVALBARÐ (Cool Ridge), Þistilfjörður (Thistle Fjord district) Current occupants: Einar Þorláksson and Aldís Gunnarsdóttir The farmers at SVALBARÐ participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) Einar and Aldís have pursued farming at the fee tail of SVALBARÐ (Cool Ridge) since 2001. The farm is situated east of river SVALBARÐSÁ (Cool Ridge River), where the river winds along flat fields past the farm approximately two kilometers from the coastline. A church has been situated at SVALBARÐ at least since the 12th century. The current church is situated a short stretch…

ÆRLÆKUR (Sheep Rivulet), ÖXARFJÖRÐUR (Axe Fjord district) Current occupant: Guðný María Sigurðardóttir Guðný participates in the following national initiatives and projects: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) Reclamation under the auspices of the Land-remidy fund (Uppgræðsla á vegum Landabótasjóðs) A reforestation project (Skógræktarverkefni) Guðný and her family have pursued farming at ÆRLÆKUR (Sheep Rivulet) since 1978. The farm is situated approximately in the centre of the district, a short distance east of the district highway road 85. The tracts of land belonging to the farm is called HÓLMUR (Islet), a well grown but not…

SANDFELLSHAGI II (Sandy Mountain Meadow II), ÖXARFJÖRÐUR  (Axe Fjord district) Current occupants: Gunnar Björnsson and Anna Englund 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 SANDFELLSHAGI participate in the following national initiatives and projects: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) Reclamation under the auspices of the Land-remidy fund (Uppgræðsla á vegum Landabótasjóðs) A reforestation project (Skógræktarverkefni) Gunnar and Anna have pursued farming together in SANDFELLSHAGI II (Sandy Mountain Meadow II) since 2004 and Gunnar since 1991…

PRESTHÓLAR (Priest Hillocks), Núpasveit (Crag district) Current occupants: Sigurður Árnason and Alda Jónsdóttir The farmers at PRESTHÓLAR 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) Sigurður and Alda have pursued farming at PRESTHÓLAR (Priest Hillocks) since 1990. PRESTHÓLAR is an old vicarage and a parliamentary place. A church was situated here since time immemorial and until 1929 when the church was torn down and a new one built on land belonging to the farm of SNARTARSTAÐIR (Snortur´s Place). Many famous clerks served at PRESTHÓLAR…