Keldur
Keldur is a small farmstead off the beaten path, but full of history, as explained in this informational plaque. It is located in a parking lot set back from the site. It reads:
KELDUR
Historical Notes
Keldur is a site of a unique cluster of farm buildings from bygone centuries. The farmhouse building are of the oldest preserved type of turf construction. Most of the buildings date form the 19th century, although they include timber from much older structures, some with decorative moldings. A sill in the hall (skáli) for instance, is carved with the date 1641. Stave construction, an early building method, is evident in many of the buildings. A tunnel which leads from the hall down to the brook has been excavated; it was probably build for defensive purposes in the 11th-13th centuries, a period of conflict and unrest in Iceland. Keldur and its inhabitants make appearances in various Old Icelandic Sagas, such as the Saga of Njáll, Sturlunga Saga, and the Saga of St. Þorlákur. The farmhouse was inhabited until 1946, since when it has been part of the National Museum of Historic Building Collection. The farmhouse contains domestic articles from the Keldur family.