Borders. Kirkjufell–Búðir

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Króanes

Króanes was originally part of the Búðir region, however the farmer of Kirkjufell encouraged my parents to establish it as a separate region in it’s own right and even wanted the border to reach as far as Hnausar. A verbal agreement was made at the time andsubsequently the land between Króanes and Hnausar became known as Þrætublettur(the spot of contention). As this was a verbal agreement it’s status was never officially registered by the local authorities.

Bjarkarvík

The cove of Bjarkarvík originally had no name but my son Sævar named it Bjarkarvík in honour of his mother Björk Guðlaugsdóttir. She was the owner of Grundarfjörður lighthouse from 2001 until 2019 when Sævar took over the ownership. The cove lies next to Hnausar where the lighthouse stands.

Hnausar

This is a landslide from Flettur in mount Kirkjufell ages ago. The settlement in Hnausar laid off in 1900. Close to the mountain just off Hnausar there is a freshwater spring and the creek runs to Vopnalág. The Hnausar resident was up from Vopnalág, in the slope.

Grundarfjarðarviti

The Grundarfjarðarviti lighthouse was built in 1942 and became operational a year later in 1943. This was my first paid job at 10 years of age for the good people at the Lighthouse and Maritime Affairs Institution. The service ship Hermóður brought cement and other heavy building materials for the construction while gravel and sand were carried either by hand or by horse from the beach to the lighthouse building site.

Vopnalág

From my memory Vopnalág was originally known as Hnausalág. The small creek Hnausalækur runs into it which is fed from a spring at the foot of Kirkjufell, the creek has never known to have dried up in the summer and has never totally frozen in the winter.

Hjallatún

The origin of this name is unknown to me but there is an even meadow and the ruins of some kind of settlement which has been there for as long as I can remember. The last man who harvested hay there was my grandfather Runólfur who transported the hay in a small rowboat to Grundarfjörður while he was living in Götuhús. Just south of Hjallatún there are still peat graves although the last time they were utilized was in 1939 due to high levels of ground water.

Karlsvík

Karlsvík is a sand and gravel beach, in the cove there is a cliff ridge stretching south called Hvalhryggur (Whale ridge). On the west side of the cove by the old barn there are cliffs that served as a kind of a harbour, small boats docked there when fish was transported ashore after fishing trips. There was also a boat anchor ashore close above the port, the boats were hauled up there by hand for winter storage.

Hlöðutangi

Hlöðutangi is a peninsula west of Karlsvík, there used to be a house here and a barn used to house livestock. On the sea side, by the barn, there was also a shed for storing fish, salt and fishing tackle.

Gjáin

This small canyon runs between the outhouses and the residential housing, the town creek runs into it which was used to wash the locally produced wool. I remember that one morning we found 2 dolphins recently drifted to the shore so there was plenty of food for a while.

Búðir (Hlein)

Here was the Búðir farmhouse, previously known as Hlein. The house was around 48m2 (6x8m) with a basement which housed 2 cows and provided a small amount of heating for the upstairs residents in the winter. At one point up to 16 people lived in relative comfort in this small house. The picture is from 1940.

Kollur

Kollur is small rock east in Franskavík, it was used as a navigation point for those walking from Búðir over to Kvíabryggja. When the top ofthe rock was still above the sea surface it was possible to wade over the estuary at Þorkelshjallar, just above Maðkavík, and over to Hrúðureyri on the Kvíabryggja side. When Kollur was just about to be submerged it was still possible, if you walked quickly, to cross by Stóraskriða, which is around the middle of the Háls meadows. The alternative was to walk all the way past Háls and Mýrar over to Kvíabryggja which is around 90 minute journey.

Franskavík

Franskavík got this name from a French schooner which was shipwrecked there, there are still remains of the iron structure and lead keel visible. Lead from the keel was used for making fishing weights which was quite valuable at that time.

Búðatangi

Búðatangi is a peninsula west of Franskavík, there are still remains of the iron structure and lead keel from a French schooner that was shipwrecked outside the cove. The rock Kollur is close to Búðatangi not far from the shore.

Bárðarbúð

Bárðarbúð is located on the bank above Búðatangi where there was a house inhabited by locals. It was further back than I can remember but the last people to live there were my grandmother Sesselja and her son Sigurþór my mother´s brother. Further along the bank are the ruins of the sheep shed and boat anchor that was used in my time and west of that there is a small creek that runs down to the sand. Further west of the creek there is the potato garden and by the seaside an old family friend built himself a small cottage house in the summer time while he harvested grass for his sheep. Bárðarbúð was part of the Búðir region.

Búðatóftir

South of Bárðarbúð, upon a hill close to the mountain foothill, the old house of Búðir stood until around 1920. The house was later moved to Hlein down by the seaside and kept it's original name Búðir, but at a later date the ruins became known as Búðatóftir. In the gulf between Búðatóftir and Bárðarbúð there was a considerable harvesting of crops until 1941, just down from Búðatóftir there was a vegetable garden where we grew potatoes

Búðaengi

This field stretches from the mountain hills down to Búðabakki which lies alongside Búðasandur, this is partially wetland.

Melaskörð

West of the old potato garden there is a sandbank called Melaskörð, from memory the sandy beach north of it used to be a grassy area but after some time the wind and sand had eroded it away. The area has now been regenerated by the planting of lyme grass and is now fully recovered and sustainable.

Búðasandur

A vast sandy area that stretches from Þorkelshjallar to Búðatangi.

Þorkelshjallar

I do not know the origin of the name Þorkelshjallar. Cliffs stretch out to the estuary where it is at it´s most narrow, significant wind and sand eroded and damaged the vegetation but my son Sævar began seeding Lymegrass in 1999 to prevent this. Today the area is sustainable and the Lyme grass thrives well catching the drifting sand and binding the soil. There is a small boat house in front of Þorkelshjallar in Maðkavík where the boat was sometimes stored. Most often people waded across the estuary south of Maðkavík over to Hrúðureyri on the Kvíabryggja side. South of Maðkavík is the border between Búðir and Háls.

Borders. Búðir–Háls

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Landamörk Kirkjufell - Búðir

Króanes

Bjarkarvík

Vopnalág

Grundarfjarðarviti

Hnausar

Hjallatún

Karlsvík

Hlöðutangi

Gjáin

Búðir

Kollur

Franskavík

Búðatangi

Bárðarbúð

Búðatóftir

Búðaengi

Melaskörð

Búðasandur

Þorkelshjallar

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Bjarkarvík

Hnausar

This is a landslide from Flettur in mount Kirkjufell ages ago. The settlement in Hnausar laid off in 1900. Close to the mountain just off Hnausar there is a freshwater spring and the creek runs to Vopnalág. The Hnausar resident was up from Vopnalág, in the slope.

Grundarfjarðarviti

Vopnalág

From my memory Vopnalág was originally known as Hnausalág. The small creek Hnausalækur runs into it which is fed from a spring at the foot of Kirkjufell, the creek has never known to have dried up in the summer and has never totally frozen in the winter.

Hjallatún

Karlsvík

Hlöðutangi

Hlöðutangi is a peninsula west of Karlsvík, there used to be a house here and a barn used to house livestock. On the sea side, by the barn, there was also a shed for storing fish, salt and fishing tackle.

Gjáin

This small canyon runs between the outhouses and the residential housing, the town creek runs into it which was used to wash the locally produced wool. I remember that one morning we found 2 dolphins recently drifted to the shore so there was plenty of food for a while.

Búðir (Hlein)

Kollur

Franskavík

Franskavík got this name from a French schooner which was shipwrecked there, there are still remains of the iron structure and lead keel visible. Lead from the keel was used for making fishing weights which was quite valuable at that time.

Búðatangi

Búðatangi is a peninsula west of Franskavík, there are still remains of the iron structure and lead keel from a French schooner that was shipwrecked outside the cove. The rock Kollur is close to Búðatangi not far from the shore.

Bárðarbúð

Búðatóftir

Búðaengi

This field stretches from the mountain hills down to Búðabakki which lies alongside Búðasandur, this is partially wetland.

Melaskörð

Búðasandur

A vast sandy area that stretches from Þorkelshjallar to Búðatangi.

Þorkelshjallar

Borders. Búðir–Háls

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