Visit Keldur Turf House, Iceland

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Although most of the houses date from the 19th century, the oldest part of the farm building is the oldest preserved part of a turf farm in Iceland. The farm Keldur, which is well known in Icelandic history and sagas, holds a unique cluster of historic buildings. The farmhouse is an example of the oldest surviving type of turf buildings in Iceland. In addition to the farmhouse buildings and the church, other structures include storehouses, a smithy, a millhouse, a cattle shed, a stable, a sheep corral, and a tunnel. Like other turf buildings, these have often been rebuilt over the years. They were built in their present form following major earthquakes in 1896 and 1912. The farmstead is built from lava rock from nearby Mt. Hekla, together with driftwood from Landeyjarsandur.

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