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Icelandic landscape and sheep at Keldur

During our trip to Iceland, we paid a visit to the historical farm of Keldur in South-Iceland. This is one of the images of the farmland surrounding the site.Read more

During our trip to Iceland, we paid a visit to the historical farm of Keldur in South-Iceland. This is one of the images of the farmland surrounding the site.

At the farm of Keldur, visitors will find the oldest surviving turf buildings of this kind in Iceland. The front buildings are parallel to the farmyard, which is a design that has been used at Keldur since the middle ages. The hall (skáli) of the turf houses is believed to be the oldest turf house hall in Iceland. The other buildings at Keldur, apart from the farm are f.ex. a smithy, a cattle shed, a stable, store-houses, a stockyard, and a smithy.
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