See Grænavatn Turf House, Lake Mývatn, Iceland

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Grænavatn in Mývatnssveit is a turf farm that consists of a dwelling house and outbuildings. The farm is situated in the volcanic farmland of Mývatnssveit in northern Iceland. The area is on the border of the Icelandic highlands and is approx. 280 m above sea level. The farmstead was modernized in the 20thcentury and is still inhabited. The old house is a part of the National Museum's Historic Buildings Collection. Though Mývatnssveit is remotely situated on the border of the highlands, it is historically a bountiful area due to the ampleness of food drawn from the Lake Mývatn area. The farm at Grænavatn is around 30 m long and 8 m wide. The main house, which was built in 1913 under direct Norwegian chalet-style influences (sveiserhús), is a two storey timber house with a turf roof, the façade facing the yard to the west. Adjoining each gable is a single storey shed (lean-to) with a single pitched roof. The south and north walls are made from lava slates. A turf wall runs along the entire back of the house, with a passage between the wall and the timber wall. By the eastern side of the house are the ruins of a large turf house, that was once the inhabitant's main dwelling for the winter months. Outhouses stand to the north of the farm and further away, on the edge of Lake Grænavatn, are stables made from lava slates with a corrugated iron roof. The timber front house (frambær) is a timber house that rests on a stone foundation and a basement is located underneath part of the building. The walls have lined panelling on the outside, and the interior has various types of panelling, partially covered with wallpaper. Grænavatn is an excellent example of the last stage of the development of turf farms, where the use of timber had started to take prominence over turf as a building material.

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