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VIRKISVARDA

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Fortification, recorded in Minjastofnun's national register of archaeological sites (Fornleifaskráning) as 1779-2840. Register type: varða; function: virki; dated 800–1900; condition: vel greinanlegar; protection: friðlýst. Iceland was settled c. 870; a range starting then means the site may go back to the settlement period.
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Hillfort

A fortified hilltop or promontory enclosed by walls, usually Iron Age, some reused in the Viking Age.

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