Megalithic Portal: Latest from Iceland

Lóndrangar and Svalþúfa Hill

CoppellaiaMatta — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:31:59 GMT

]]>Two impressive basaltic plugs, remains of an ancient volcano, stand 75 and 61 meters tall at the edge of the sea. They are best seen from the viewing platform next to the dedicated car park but... beware! According to local folklore you are walking on Svalþúfa Hill, home of the elves (so much so that the surrounding fields can not be used to make hay).

Fólkvangur Neskaupstaður

CoppellaiaMatta — Wed, 29 May 2024 17:47:10 GMT

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Hofskirkja's carved stones

CoppellaiaMatta — Tue, 28 May 2024 17:50:38 GMT

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Stokksnes Standing Stone

CoppellaiaMatta — Tue, 28 May 2024 17:46:46 GMT

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The Settlement Center

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:26:04 GMT

Museum in Iceland

Völvuleiði

CharcoalBurner89 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:22:50 GMT

This cairn is on top of Hólmahál, northwest of the road and only about 400 years old. The mortal remains of a Völva (a female shaman) are buried here. She is said to have lived during the 17th century and asked for a burial here. She wanted to protect the two villages of Eskifjörður and Reyðarfjörður even in death.

Flókatóftir

CharcoalBurner89 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:06:59 GMT

Ancient Village or Settlement in Iceland

Þjóðveldisbærinn

CharcoalBurner89 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:06:05 GMT

Ancient Village or Settlement in Iceland

Hildishaugur

CharcoalBurner89 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:07:03 GMT

Cairn in Iceland

Rútshellir

CharcoalBurner89 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:45:32 GMT

]]>Upwards of 200 man-made caves can be found on 90 farms in South Iceland, and 41 of them have been declared protected sites. They are virtually unknown elsewhere in the country. There are many stories about Rútshellir, which lies near a well-traveled road.

Hjörleifshaugur

CharcoalBurner89 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:45:00 GMT

Cairn in Iceland

Skallagrimshaugur

CharcoalBurner89 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:44:14 GMT

]]>This burial mound can be found right in town of Borgarnes.

Þorgeirsdys

CharcoalBurner89 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:41:35 GMT

Cairn in Iceland

Eyjafjörður Fjord

rbatham — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:13:07 GMT

]]>Pearls, Viking swords, spears and shields excavated at huge boat burials in Iceland. Archeologists working at Dysnes, a recently discovered Viking age boat burial site in Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland are still busy excavating invaluable treasures.

Helgafell

KaiHofmann — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:25:48 GMT

Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Iceland