Kirkjubøreyn

Kirkjubøreyn is a peak in , and has an elevation of 305 metres. Kirkjubøreyn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argir Stadium and Saint Magnus Cathedral.

Stadium
Photo: Nn3008, Public domain.
Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use on the sport site in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of on the island of in the . The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.

Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic fortress in , the capital of the . is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velbastaður and Argir.

Village
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is a village on the island of in the . It is a part of and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the . most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Kirkjubøreyn

Latitude
61.98485° or 61° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.81332° or 6° 48′ 48″ west
Elevation
305 metres (1,001 feet)
Open location code
9CHMX5MP+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2351392208
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2618848
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