Grafarkirkja

Grafarkirkja

About the place

Grafarkirkja is the oldest turf church still standing in Iceland, set in a meadow just south of Hofsós on the Skagafjörður coast. Small enough to pass for a hobbit house, it dates in its present form to the 17th century and is the only turf church left with a full circular turf wall around chapel and graveyard, the eaves carrying baroque carving. The interior is closed to protect the fragile turf, but you can walk up and see it from outside.