According to the historical notes on the information sign at Borgarvirki, it is probably a district fortress from the 10th or 11th centuries. There are no historical references, but legends which link Borgarvirki to this time.
The wall was reconstructed in 1949-50 and there are ruins of medieval dwellings and a well inside the fortress.
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