Archaeologia Islandica - 01.01.2002, Síða 86

Ole Guldager
The ruins on the survey plan repre-
sent, of course, the last settlement phase
of the farm, perhaps dating from the first
part of the 15th century. A few might be
earlier, though (see Albrethsen 1982). In
the northem end of the plain lies the
church farm with a dwelling, byres and a
parish church. Just south of the small
creek lies a smaller farm containing a
dwelling, a byre and some other minor
houses.
This large farm with a church, consist-
ing of two holdings, has an estimated
floor area of 2295 square metres.
Because of the size, the good location
and the presence of a church, it could,
according to Norlund's criteria, be a can-
didate for Brattahlíð.
In Qinngua?
Further inside the ljord, still on the west-
em side, lies Qinngua (the fjord's end).
Greenlandic sheep farming families have
in recent times, like Qassiarsuk, settled
this place. Here are the ruins of another
large farm (number 0 39), beautifully sit-
uated near two small creeks. Around the
ruins are large modem fields, which
belong to the local farmers.
The ruin site has been known for cen-
turies, like the one in Qassiarsuk, but it
was not fully surveyed until visited by
archaeologists Albrethsen and Berglund
in 1970. In July 1999,1 conducted anoth-
er survey at this site, resulting in the plan,
shown in figure 5.
As mentioned, this farm site is proba-
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