Gamlarætt

[1] Eventually the Løgting decided in 1986 to construct the ferry port north of Kirkjubøur at a site only locally known, named Gamlarætt or in translation 'the old sheepfold'.

The Faroese government had to deprioritise numerous projects, including the Vágatunnilin (which opened eventually in 2002), but for financial reasons it continued the works at Gamlarætt.

Gamlarætt consists of 540 metres of breakwater, which was built with broken rocks created by the blasting of the hairpin turns carved into the cliffside, seen in the photo above.

When including the construction of ports in Skopun and Hestur and the new highway to Tórshavn, the entire project has an estimated cost of 300 million krones.

Tórshavn's local Bussleiðin routes 6 and 8 doesn't stop at Gamlarætt port, though passengers can embark and disembark at the junction towards Kirkjubøur, some 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) uphill.

After the opening, Gamlarætt remains the port-of-access to Hestur, though additional uses for the terrain may be found for example tourism and recreational purposes.