Ruins of the farm Eiríksstaðir

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Excavations carried out from 1997 to 1999 showed that a small hall stood on this site in the 10th century. The walls were made of turf above a foundation of stones.

There northern side is straight, and seems to have been built up against material from a landslide. The southern side is curved, as is customary in hall-buildings of this period. The entrance was in the middle, but was later filled in and another was made close to eastern gable of the hall. The area in front of borh doorways is paved with flat stones.

The older of the two fireplaces is closer to the northeastern cornes of the hall. From the fact thar there are two fireplaces and two entrances, it seems thar the farmhoues at Eiríksstaðir was altered, probably because an avalance of mud had hit the farm. The north wall was rebuilt and moved one wall's breadth inside the house, with the result that the ground plan of the ruin is narrower than is usual for a VikingAge hall. The hall seems to have been abandonned at the end of the 10the century.

A plan drawing made during the 1998 excavations, showing the outlines of the hall, the two fireplaces and the entances revealed by the excavation.

Key

A.	North side, later wall
B.	Eastern gable
C.	Southern side
D.	Older entrance and pavement
E.	Later entrance and pavement
F.	Later fireplace
G.	Older fireplace
H.	Western gable
I.	Position of storage vat in pantry
J.	Back door
K.	Bench