GILSBAKKI (Ravine Bank), Öxarfjörður (Axe Fjord district) Current occupants: Hafsteinn Hjálmarsson and Ann-Charlotte Fernholm The farmers at GILSBAKKI participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) Hafsteinn and Ann-Charlotte have pursued farming at GILSBAKKI (Ravine Bank) since 2012 where sheep farming has been pursued for decades. The farm is situated at the bank of river GILSBAKKAÁ (Ravine Bank River), north of mountain HAFRAFELL (Goat-Buck Mountain). Reconstructions were carried out around 1960, following a decade without farming activity carried out at the farm. The residence house and other buildings were…

LEIFSSTAÐIR (Leifur´s Place), Öxarfjörður (Axe Fjord district) Current occupants: Stefán Leifur Rögnvaldsson and Hulda Hörn Karlsdóttir The farmers at LEIFSSTAÐIR participate in the following national initiatives: Quality managed sheep farming (Gæðastýrð sauðfjárræktun) Farmers cultivate the land (Bændur græða landið) LEIFSSTAÐIR (Leifur´s Place) is a relatively recent farm, established by Rögnvaldur Stefánsson from SYÐRI-BAKKI (Souther Bank) and his wife Kristveig Friðgeirsdóttir from GILSBAKKI (Ravine Bank), on the land of the two deserted farms of LEIFSSTAÐIR (Leifur´s Place) and LÆKJARDALUR (Rivulet Valley). The residence house is situated on a low hillock in the west side of the forested hillsides, with only a limited…