Þórarinsstaðir Abandoned Farm
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Þórarinsstaðir Abandoned Farm

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Ruin typeFarm
PeriodSettlement Age–11th century
To year1104
Abandoned1104
ConditionExcavated
Þórarinsstaðir is an abandoned early farmstead in the highlands of southern Iceland. Remains include farm buildings, sheep houses and a smithy. Occupation appears to have ended by around the Hekla eruption of 1104.
Archaeological site
Excavated

Original use

Farmstead

Historical significance

Abandoned farm with domestic buildings, sheep houses and smithy.

Last verified 22 September 2026

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