Vallhólmur
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| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður (municipality) |
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Vallhólmur, also called Hólmurinn, is a flatland area in the middle of Skagafjörður, Iceland, formed from sediment from the Héraðsvötn river—it is in fact an old seabed. The area's eastern boundary is the Héraðsvötn and Húseyjarkvísl,[1] and its western is Vindheimamelar. Vallhólmur becomes the Eylendið plain to the north, but the name Eylendið sometimes encompasses both areas.[2]
The region is flat and level except for two hills that rise up from the plain, Skiphóll and Vallholt. There are two farms with the same name, Syðra- and Ytra-Vallholt (South and Far Vallholt), up against the back of Vallholt, and a short distance from Vallalaug spring, which is often mentioned in the Sturlunga saga and other sources from that era. Other farms in Vallhólmur are Vellir[3] and Langamýri.[4] A few of the farms in eastern Vallhólmur, which are now abandoned, belonged to Akrahreppur. This suggests that the Héraðsvötn previously ran further west, at least intermittently.
Vallhólmur is grassy and a grass pellet plant operated there for years, but it has since ceased operations.[1] Vallhólmur also has what is considered an excellent race track in Vindheimamelar.[5]