In Iceland
Iron-production sites in Iceland
331 recorded sites of this type, from national heritage registers and community contributions.
Furnaces, charcoal pits and slag heaps from bloomery iron making, the industry behind Viking weapons and tools.
Most are dated to the Settlement Age – later.
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Iron productionVerified
Brunnskógshæð
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Fardísartóftir
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Fardísartóftir
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Freysnes
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Freysnes
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Freysnes
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Freysnes
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Hallgerðarleiði
Settlement Age – later · Reykjavík, IS→
Iron productionVerified
Hólkot
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Iron smelting
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Iron smelting
Settlement Age – later · IS→
Iron productionVerified
Iron smelting
Settlement Age – later · IS→