A protective wall that lay from Kirkjuból to Útskálar. The village of Garður at the north tip of the peninsula was named after the wall. The wall or garður (cognate with English garth), which probably dated from the early days after the settlement, served to keep livestock away from the crops.

The wall was broad and tall, built of turf and large rocks. Remnants of it are visible by the old road between Garður and Sandgerði. While today the only reminder of agriculture in the area is fields of grass, several hundred years after the settlement farmers were still cultivating such crops as wheat, oats and barley. Location: From Útskálakirkja in Garður to Kirkjubólsvelli. By road 45, towards Garðskagalighthouse.

• Destination

  Reykjanes

• Country

  Iceland

• Type of experience

  Culture

• Best time to visit

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Autumn
  • Summer

• Nearby stations

  • Keflavík Airport