Skálatoftir covers 7 merkur and 4 gyllin. 12 gyllin are copyhold land, and 6 merkur and 8 gyllin are freehold land. The copyhold land is leased by a copyhold tenant who lives in Klaksvík. The sheep herd consists of 198 animals. The village, which was mentioned for the first time in 1554, was abandoned in 1914 when a boat accident affected the village’s male population.
Further reading
- Borðoy (Island)
- Ánirnar (Ánir) (Settlement)
- Árnafjørður (Settlement)
- Depil (Settlement)
- Klaksvík (Town)
- Múli (Settlement)
- Norðdepil (Settlement)
- Norðtoftir (Settlement)
- Strond (Settlement)
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