Árbók Hins íslenzka fornleifafélags - 05.01.1986, Page 39

KÚABÓT I ÁLFTAVERI VIII
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thcrc may havc bccn a woodcn floor in thc lavatory. A vcsscl of stonc was discovcred in
thc rooni.
Thc kitchen (H) was built of stones. Rcmains of a hcarth wcrc in the floor and a
drainage by thc wcstern wall.
Ruin I was dcmolishcd in its westcrn part. Thc ttsagc of thc house in unknown, but
assumably it was some kind of an outhouse.
The storage housc (J) was, as thc othcr houscs, made of stonc. A part of the wcstcrn
wall had collapsed. Stonc slabs for posts wcrc along thc walls. Traccs of two damaged
vessels wcre in thc floor, as wcll as a clcar charcoal patch.
A pavcmcnt lay along thc outcr wall of thc farnr and from thc cntrancc towards thc church
(K).
Thrce sidcs of thc church werc of stonc, but thc wcstern wall has bccn a woodcn gablc.
Traccs of wood and carthcrn platfornrs wcre along thc wall and remains of a wainscot in
thc north castcrn corncr. Signs appeared of a woodcn floor. Stonc slabs for posts wcrc
in thc castcrn corncrs and by thc walls.
Traccs of a fcncc, possibly of a church yard, wcrc south of thc church and a pavcmcnt
lay south of thc church leading towards this fcncc. No signs of intcrmcnt wcrc in the
arca.
A numbcr of objccts wcrc discovercd, adding up to a total of 564 itcms. Among thcm
thcrc arc a numbcr of woodcn picccs, which shcd light on thc internal structurcs of thc
living room and thc hall. Two coppcrbowls, a statucttc of thc Holy Virgin witli thc Child
and shcrds of ccranrics wcrc discovcrcd in thc church. Atnong thcm thcrc was onc sherd
of ceramic, which can bc datcd to thc 15'1 ccntury. Tcphrocronology supports that
dating. Thc farm has not bccn deserted prior to that ccntury.