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One of the four leper hospitals of the country was situated at Modrufell. A few carved boards from ancient buildings at Modrufell are kept in the National Museum. Above the farm is a coarse scree with large boulders along the edges created by a great landslide in the past. A centuries old rowan tree stood there and was revered by the people. Its descendents are among the oldest trees in the town Akureyri and at the farm Skrida.