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Project Details: Hvolstún


Project Description

Title: Hvolstún
Description A trench was excavated in a ruin in Hvolsvöllur, in a proposed development area, at the request of the National Heritage Agency.
Country Iceland
Project Start Year 2004
Project End Year 2004

Project Contact

Contact: Fornleifastofnun Íslands
Address Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavík, ICELAND
Postcode 101
Telephone 00354-5511033
Website http://www.instarch.is
Email fsi@instarch.is

Project Content

Fornleifakönnun í Hvolstúni
The ruin was discovered when archaeological survey was conducted due to development plans. It is round, some 32 m in diameter and has been leveled at some point. A trench, 5 x 1 m, was excavated through an alleged wall. No structure was revealed but a round negative feature has been dug at some point and has later filled up with soil. The earthworks visible on the surface show the edge of this trench. No dating was established and the function of the structure remains unclear. It is however pointed out that it is in some ways similar to other round structures that have been partly...


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