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This is one of the last remaining "turf churches" in Iceland, and the only one that still has services.
It was built in 1884, and renovated in the 1950's.
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A couch made from strips and blocks of turf sits in a bayside park in Keflavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Turf cut from the Icelandic landscape has long been used in construction on the Island. From the Age of Settlement up until the turn of the 20th Century, turf houses dominated Icelandic housing design. These abodes were in essence timber houses, methodologically based upon the longhouse designs of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Scottish Isles, but adjusted to specific Icelandic conditions.
The foundation of turf houses was usually one or more layers of rock, but with a wooden structural base. The walls were double-stacked and lined with compressed soil for isolation; before an outer layer of turf, cut into strings, diamonds or squares got pressed together; creating the grassy surface of these original and iconic Icelandic homes.
An active lighthouse is positioned at the point. Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is 26 metres (85 ft) high. The light is 99 metres (325 ft) above sea level and has a range of 28 nautical miles (52 km). The lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' houses are designated as a Category A listed building.
During World War II, on 8 June 1944 at 7.30 pm, a French member of the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Cladius Echallier, died by striking the Lighthouse in a Beaufighter, while making a low landfall from the Irish Sea.
The lighthouse is now automatic, and an old outhouse has been converted into a visitor centre, run by the South Rhins Community Development Trust, a group of local people and businesses. In 2013 there was a community buyout and the Mull of Galloway Trust purchased land and buildings, with the exception of the tower, from Northern Lighthouse Board.
In 2004 a new café was built at the Mull of Galloway, called the "Gallie Craig". Its design incorporates into the landscape with a turf roof, giving views across to Northern Ireland and southwards to the Isle of Man.
Some of the buildings have now been turned into holiday accommodation.
Turf Fen Drainage Mill
The mill, which was used to drain land for cattle grazing, was built in 1875 and is only accessible via boat. The mill was restored in 1980's.
Grafarkirkja turf church - the Chapel at Gröf in Höfðaströnd in North Iceland, is Iceland's oldest turf church with parts of the current turf church dating back to the 17th century.
A 1,500Kms, 5 day trek down the South Road in Iceland with Camerashy68 taking in many sights with a detour back to reykjavik via the Golden Circle.
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Las casas de modelo turf llevan más de mil años siendo construidas en el mundo y su aparición se remonta a la Edad del Hierro. Se trata básicamente de construcciones hechas de madera que son recubiertas con tierra y pasto para ofrecer un mayor aislamiento térmico: durante el verano regulan la temperatura exterior y durante el invierno mantienen la interior.
Actualmente son asociadas a Islandia, porque este tipo de viviendas tienen una larga tradición escandinava que fue traspasada a los lugareños por los Vikingos y que se mantuvo en el tiempo. Las casas turf fueron proclamadas Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO y es tal la sustentabilidad que ofrecen que sirvieron de inspiración para diseñar las construcciones ecológicas del futuro.
Pride leaders pay a heavy price for their position as is evident from this battle-scarred warrior. I watched an older lion, too weak to join the food fest after a kill, still play a dominant role when it came time to bring down a big bull buffalo. It still went out to challenge another younger and stronger looking male encroaching on the pride’s turf. The photographer part of me wanted to photograph a fight but my tender side wanted the pride leader to live to fight another day. There’s nothing like lions to bring out emotions. (Panthera leo) (Sony a1, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/250 second, ISO 6400)
Brown Bears at Katmai National Park, Alaska. This altercation was very brief. Shortly after the bears separated and went back to eating and napping.
I composed this image of Icelandic Turf Houses while completing the Svartifoss Waterfall hike. A history of these turf houses is presented below.
For a country settled in 930 AD and inhabited ever since, Icelanders have very few historic buildings of note. While most other European states have castles and ruins that date back eons, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything built before the 19th Century in Iceland.
The reason for this is that the vast majority of Iceland’s buildings were made to be disposable. With an extreme and fickle climate, a lack of decent building materials, virtually no infrastructure and the poverty of the people themselves, early Icelanders had to be creative when constructing their homes. As such, the Icelandic turf house was born.
Turf houses are, quite simply, semi-underground abodes with a grassy roof, not unlike the Hobbit homes in Lord of the Rings.
They were built by stacking flat stones to create the foundation, using birch or driftwood to create frames, then covering the structure with several layers of turf. A door would mark the entrance, and there were occasionally small windows (although few made of glass, a rare commodity). On the roof, there would usually be a small hole for ventilation, which could be closed in bad weather with a lid made of animal guts stretched over a barrel ring.
Though it was true that Iceland was covered in birch forests when first settled, Icelandic birch was pretty useless in building anything more than the aforementioned frames and door. Turf, however, was known to be insulating by the Norwegians when they arrived and was adopted as a primary material for houses pretty much immediately.
The appearance and architectural style of turf houses went under several changes throughout history. Initially, most resembled classic Viking longhouses, complete with saunas. As Icelanders burnt through the nation’s forests and an ensuing mini Ice Age prevented more from growing, they changed into networks of smaller buildings, connected with underground tunnels.
In the 18th Century, it became more popular to have wooden ends at both sides of a turf house, and a gable-style entrance. Almost all intact turf houses in Iceland today were built in this fashion.
Turf houses provided the best insulation possible, but that does not mean they were comfortable. They were so damp that fresh produce would quickly rot; they filled with smoke whenever someone cooked; they were dark, especially in winter; and they stank, being where everyone ate, slept, socialised and did their indoor work. They were also often crowded, housing the whole family in addition to farmhands, seasonal workers, vagrants and potentially state dependents, and everyone usually slept in one room.
Turf houses also required constant maintenance, being made mainly of organic material and constantly exposed to the elements. Neglecting household duties could easily result in their collapse. As such, it was widespread for them to be abandoned every year, and a new one built in another location.
Because of how disposable they were and how quickly they were deserted, few turf houses have made it to the modern era without significant structural damage.
The turf houses pictured appear to be modern adaptations of these historic structures, built into the hillside and with thatched roofs, but some modern elements.
We escaped the dreary weather with an unplanned stop at the museum near Skogarfoss. The museum is divided into 3 sections with one showing ancient Icelandic life up to the 19th century, a transportation museum that starts with early settlements all the way up to the modern era, and an outdoors museum that displays various buildings common in Icelandic culture. These turf type houses date back to the original settlers and were still common in the early 20th century.
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Surf and Turf. A rogue wave caught some backlight in the late afternoon, becoming aglow against the backdrop of the beautiful towering north shore cliffs.
A pair of barns (CMQ 9020 and CMQ 9017) have been on home turf during the past week, going back and forth between Maine on Montreal on CP 250/251. The presence of CP 6018 last though shows that things have changed, with CP now having taken this line back. Here CP 251 crosses the trestle at Eastman with an 81-car train that was taxing the power. A bit earlier they had told the RTC that they were only doing 12-13 mph (track speed here is currently 25 mph).
stone walls are all that remain -- and strange to think that it wasn't all THAT long ago when this was in use? probably ~150 years...
On home turf former Conrail SD60M leads NS coal empties westbound at Cassandra, Pennsylvania - February 11, 2010.
not sure why this decided to upload itself randomly, but hey who doesn't like Icelandic weirdness when it presents itself??
Pounders is what some of the locals call these shore break waves, and they are aptly named! Many a lifeguard made sure that those standing close to shore stepped back, way back. Using a long lens helped to compress the distant sand dune with the wave action behind it.
Canon R6 | 100-500mm RF | manual settings to keep the action ~ 1/1000 sec
As the days went on the invasion of the foreigners became more and more apparent.
Kai and Kaze decided to walk the streets to attempt to protect the locals from the wrath and greed that the foreigners were raining down on those less fortunate daily.
As they exited the shop they found exactly what they were looking for. Demon Dodge, Evil Emil, and Fleetin' Ethan were all three ready for them.
Quickly they nodded to one another and Kaze took off at a run. He leaped into the air as he was trained to do, his legs taking on the crane formation. His face was determined, angry even. With his youth, it was normal for him to be a hothead, but in times like this, it wasn't a bad thing. His anger would fuel him.
Kai on the other hand took a protective stance, his eyes hard, cold, and calculating. He'd get the two that were left, his sword sliced the air with a speed that was unmatched by his opponents.
Demon Dodge's eyes blazed with determination, his blades at the ready in a stance that was typical to those that were not of this place.
Evil Emil, known to be the most twisted of them, had a look on his face of sheer glee at the blood fray that was about to ensue. It was known that he took delight in others' pain and even their deaths.
All that Kai could think is, "they do not belong" as he struck out finally at his enemy. His heritage, his training, his composure was second to none of his age, his eyes shone black in the night, colorless during the day. Only this time, they were cold as black ice running down your spine.
The battle would begin, but where would it end?
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One of the handful of small villages on the island of Husavik. This is pretty deep into Faroese territory. Well, relative to the small size of the Faroes. From Vagar Airport you take the subsea tunnel into neighboring Streymoy Island before catching a ferry across to Sandoy.
Read the full post: www.aisleseatplease.com/blog/husavik-turf-houses
I want to smell a turf fire. I have no open fire in my house any more, but I do love the smell of burning peat.
This is a bog that was cut just today. The turfs will lie in the sun to dry for several weeks and then they will be turned, and stacked.
They will be brought home later in the Summer and burned in the winter.
For ODC - I want to
At the end of a diverse day on the Norfolk Coast/Broads you have to finish with picture of a wind pump, especially against a lovely sky. Turf Fen Wind Pump near How Hill.
All is quiet on the UP Montana Sub as the sun drops below the horizon, with the temps quickly following. In theory these old US&S Co signals are standing tall for a MPCSB which should be passing through in the dark, although it seems the train “schedules” have changed since summer. The silver lining is the signals and EMD’s have stayed.. three sets of 40’s in the UP yard is enough to make any railfan happy. I’m excited to cut my teeth in Idaho Falls, but it is shaping up that my time here may be shorter than initially anticipated.. for better or for worse, this baby bird has a year until it chases the money out of the nest.
Steak & Lobster lunch in the dinning room of Regent Seven Seas Explorer
Surf and turf is a dish consisting of both seafood and meat, usually lobster and steak. The word surf is a fanciful way of referring to the ocean or sea, where seafood comes from, and the word turf refers to grass or land—where cows graze.