Iceland - Abandoned Farm

16th April 2009

Back to June 2000, this was an abandoned farm in North Iceland. I cannot remember the exact location but we had stayed in Husavik and were driving north past Kopasker to try to go as far north as we could so that we would be just under the Arctic Circle and also visit a known puffin cliff.

I do remember the farm though. Two old buildings, a couple of collapsed barns, located in the most remote beautiful location that you could imagine. It had clearly been abandoned for many years and the way the farm was collapsing also showed where the direction of the prevailing wind. As always my imagination kicked in. What had happened to the occupants, where did they go and why? Where are their descendants now?

We took our photographs, the puffins called and we drove on. The abandoned farm remains.

Not weathering too well, typical Iceland style stone basement walls, then wood clad with metal sheeting 1024x738	This side was verging on the dangerous 1024x754	General view 1024x739	Yes, I did go inside though given the state of the building and the nearest A&E being 80 miles away I was a fool to do so. I have been inside a few abandoned Icelandic farm houses and normally they have been stripped bare and are literally buried under at least a foot of sheep poo (which stinks by the way). This was very unusual in still having a table and broom and no animal dung present. 1024x742
A soddy barn 1024x753	Another totally collapsed outbuilding 1024x751	And a final 'arty' shot 1024x733