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| Title: | Ráeyri in Siglufjörður |
| Permalink: | http://www.nabohome.org/cgi-bin/explore.pl?seq=86 |
| Abstract: | A ruin endangered by road construction in Siglufjörður was fully excavated. |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Project Start Year: | 2006 |
| Projected End Year: | 2006 |
| Account Owner | |
| Contact: | Fornleifastofnun Íslands |
| Postal Address: | Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavík, ICELAND |
| Post Code: | 101 |
| Telephone: | 00354-5511033 |
| Website: | http://www.instarch.is |
| Email: | fsi@instarch.is |
Project Content
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Fornleifauppgröftur í landi Ráeyrar í
Skútudal [1.43 MB] A ruin endangered by road construction in Siglufjörður was fully excavated. The investigation revealed a structure, most likely an enclosure, divided in two. It is interpreted as "stekkur", a sheepfold used in the springtime to seperate the lambs from the ewes. No dating was established but it is pointed out that the ruin is in the land of Ráeyri, a farm demolished by a landslide in 1830. Additionally a trench was excavated through the wall of another ruin, also considered in danger. No dating was established and the ruin is possibly a haystorage. |
Project Location
Latitude: 66.151781°N