Haunted Places in Iceland (17)

Explore 17 haunted places in Iceland — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 👻 Beinahóll on Kjölur Suðurland (högländerna) The Hill of Bones on the Kjölur route, where the Reynistaður brothers froze to death in 1780, frightened travellers so badly the entire highland trail was abandoned.
• 👻 Öxl on Snæfellsnes Vesturland After his execution in 1596, serial killer Axlar-Björn was dismembered and buried in three separate places – so that he could not walk again.
• 👻 Drekkingarhylur at Þingvellir Suðurland Visitors at dusk tell of soft weeping by the water — at least eighteen women were drowned here, forced under in sacks before the assembly.
• 👻 Gunnuhver Suðurnes In this roaring mud spring on the Reykjanes peninsula, the ghost Gunna has been trapped ever since a priest tricked her into the boiling heat in the 1700s.
• 👻 Hjaltastaður Austurland The Hjaltastaður Fiend shrieked insults for days on end in the 1750s – officials documented the invisible voice in their letters.
• 👻 Írafell Farm in Kjós Höfuðborgarsvæðið Írafells-Móri, raised by a sorcerer to plague one family for nine generations, demanded his own bed and his own share of food at the farm.
• ⛪ Miklibær in Skagafjörður Norðurland vestra Solveig of Miklibær was refused holy ground in 1778 – eight years later the priest vanished without trace, and folk said she had dragged him into her grave.
• ⛪ Myrká Norðurland eystra From this church farm, the dead deacon of Myrká rode through the winter night to fetch his sweetheart – 'Garún, Garún' – in Iceland's most famous ghost story.
• 🏗️ The Stone Refuge at Jökulsá á Fjöllum Norðurland eystra No traveller dared sleep in this stone refuge hut – a shaggy monster the size of a yearling calf was said to rampage there at night.
• 👻 Vogastapi Suðurnes On the Vogastapi ridge along the Reykjanesbraut road appears the Stapi Ghost – a man carrying his head under his arm who slips into passing cars.
• 🏯 Bessastaðir Höfuðborgarsvæðið In Iceland's presidential residence walks Apollonia Schwartzkopf, poisoned in 1725 – and President Vigdís used to bid her welcome.
• 👻 Drangey Norðurland vestra As Bishop Guðmundur the Good blessed the cliffs of Drangey, a grey claw slashed at his rope and growled: 'Even the wicked must have somewhere to dwell.'
• 🚇 Eyrarbakki Suðurland Skerflóðs-Móri, a beggar boy who drowned in the disaster year of 1783, dogged travellers at dusk around Eyrarbakki for over a century.
• 👻 Höfði House Reykjavík The White Lady Sólborg haunted Höfði so persistently that the British ambassador persuaded the Foreign Office to sell the house.
• ⚰️ Hólavallagarður Cemetery Reykjavík Guðrún Oddsdóttir, the first person buried here in 1838, is said to serve as the cemetery's guardian, receiving every soul that follows.
• 🏛️ The Ghost Centre, Stokkseyri Suðurland The fishing village of Stokkseyri houses Iceland's Ghost Centre with two dozen documented legends – and the local ghost Tanga-Tómas is said to walk the shore. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Systrastapi Suðurland On this rock stack by Kirkjubæjarklaustur rest two burned nuns – one grave stays green, the other remains forever barren.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Iceland?

Haunted Places lists 17 haunted locations in Iceland, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Iceland?

Among the most notable in Iceland: Beinahóll on Kjölur, Öxl on Snæfellsnes and Drekkingarhylur at Þingvellir.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Iceland?

Yes — 1 of the haunted places in Iceland is a hotel or inn you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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