Thursday, October 16, 2025

Mystical Caves

September 14, 2025 -- Iceland has over 200 manmade caves.  The caves were inhabited or used for livestock. Many have folklore associated with them. They were great subjects for picture-taking.


Rútshellir

Rútshellir (Rútur’s Cave) is said to be the oldest extant man-made residence in Iceland. The cave is entered via a sheep shed which was built in front of it in the early 20th century. 


Entrance
Inside

Foot steps

Lara

In the side of the mountain

Door way

Going over the fence

Drangurinn caves are a series of caves within a giant rock formation in southern Iceland, historically used as sheep and cow sheds and linked to folklore about elves. The formation is called Drangurinn í Drangshlíð and is located at the foothills of the Eyjafjöll mountains.

Drangurinn

Lara's  new home

Sheep/cow sheds

In the side of a mountain

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