Stekkjarkot was built for fishermen and their families. Only 3 families lived in it from 1855-1924, but it was abandoned from 1887 to 1917.
The land on which the house stands was of type known in Icelandic as purrabúð, which meant that tis occupants were forbidden from keeping any kind of domestic animals, including cows and sheep. As a result, they were completely dependent on the sea for their existence. During its 37 years of habitation, Stekkjarkot was occupied by only 3 couples and their families. Built during the years 1855-1877, it was abandoned only 30 years later. Refurbished in 1917, it was abandoned again in 1927. The high point of its history as a farm probably came in 1921, when its tenants finally managed to gain permission to keep a few sheep.
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