Elliðaey Hunting Lodge
Creator unconfirmed · Vestmannaeyjar · Iceland · Lodge history: 1953–1996
Photo: H0rdur.kristleifsson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2021-09-16. Full photograph shown.
A white hunting-lodge complex stands alone on Elliðaey in Iceland’s Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Local history records a 1953 lodge section, an attached two-storey wing completed in 1987, and a 1996 replacement for the section demolished in 1994. heimaslod.is · commons.wikimedia.org Reported
💡 4 things to know
- 1953 lodge sectionThe island association built a lodge section at Hábarð in 1953. heimaslod.is Reported
- Expanded and replacedA two-storey wing was completed in 1987; the 1953 section was replaced in 1996. heimaslod.is Reported
- Protected islandElliðaey is listed for its exceptionally large and valuable seabird colonies. islandihnotskurn.is Reported
- Documented in 2021A freely licensed photograph documents the lodge complex in September 2021. commons.wikimedia.org Checked
📍 Where it is
Elliðaey island, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland heimaslod.is · en.wikipedia.org Checked
🗓️ Sightings
- 1953
Lodge section built
- 1987
Attached two-storey wing completed
- 1994
The 1953 section demolished
- 1996
Replacement section completed
- 202116 Sep
Lodge complex photographed from the air
Each stamp links to its evidence. Green stamps are dated photographs; amber stamps are historical records or reports; red marks the reported demolition of a lodge section. Photo dates are not construction dates.
✅ The facts
- Lodge section
- Built 1953 heimaslod.is Reported
- Two-storey wing
- Completed 1987 heimaslod.is Reported
- Replacement section
- Completed 1996 heimaslod.is Reported
- Owner
- Elliðaey hunting association heimaslod.is Reported
- Dated photograph
- 16 September 2021 commons.wikimedia.org Checked
- Dated sighting
- Seen Sep 2021 commons.wikimedia.org Checked
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