Abstract
The peat/and landscape above the headland of Akraberg at the Kevin J. Edwards (Corresponding author)southern tip ofSuouroy in the Faroe Islands features relict peat cut- Departments of Geography & Environment and Archaeology,tings of various age- from the 1950s and perhaps centuries before University of Aberdeen, UK- as well as mounds of peat. Superficially, the latter might be E-mail: [email protected] to be abandoned stacks. In fact they are 'torv/eo '(singular'torvlaoJ representing platforms offragmentary peat upon which RolfGuttesenstacks had been constructed after turves had passed through several Department of Geography and Geologyintermediate drying stages. The removal of dried peat from the University of Copenhagen, Denmarktorv/eo and the continued use of the platforms led to a gradual in- E-mail: [email protected] in torvlao height. General comparisons are made with peatmounds from the British Isles. The peatscape at Akraberg yields im- Petur J. Sigvardsenplied lessons for studies ofethnography and warns ofpotential dan- 25 Futalilg, Torshavn, Faroe Islandsgers in landscape misinterpretation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-35 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Geografisk Tidsskrift |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Peat cutting
- peat stack
- 'torvlað'
- Faroe Islands
- Suðuroy
- landscape interpretation