A peatland landscape at Akraberg, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands
Peat mounds and a cautionary lesson
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9849751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin J Edwards (0000-0002-7205-066X, Department of Archaeology, corresponding author), Rolf Guttesen (Geocenter Denmark), Petur Jacob Sigvardsen (University of the Faroe Islands) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 27-35 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167223.2008.10649586 |
| OpenAlex | W2334260473 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 108(2):27–35, 2008 The peatland landscape above the headland of Akraberg at the southern tip of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands features relict peat cuttings of various age—from the 1950s and perhaps centuries before—as well as mounds of peat. Superficially, the latter might be thought to be abandoned stacks. In fact they are ‘torvløð’ (singular ‘torvlað’) representing platforms of fragmentary peat upon which stach had been constructed after turves had passed through several intermediate drying stages. The removal of dried peat from the torvløð and the continued use of the platforms led to a gradual increase in torvlað height. General comparisons are made with peat mounds from the British Isles. The peatscape at Akraberg yields implied lessons for studies of ethnography and warns of potential dangers in landscape misinterpretation. Keywords: Peat cuttinpeat stack‘torvlað’Faroe IslandsSuðuroylandscape interpretation
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Peat · Physical geography · Ecology · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Marine and environmental studies · Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |