Hólmavatn

Hólmavatn (N65°27.72-W15°22.09)

Hólmavatn was established at an elevation of 522 m in the Vatnaflói wetlands, on the western side of Langhólmavatn lake. The land was taken in 1861 from Skjöldólfsstaðir estate in the northeastern part of Jökuldalsheiði, a part called Tunguheiði. Hólmavatn was only inhabited for one year. The residents were Kristbjörg Guðlaugsdóttir, sister of the Jón who settled Ármótasel; an Jóhannes, son of the farmer Friðrik Árnason at Foss.