The legend says that the wood for the block houses came as driftwood from Norway and was accurately bundled and numbered, just for being set up.

The oldest part is a so-called roykstova (reek parlour, or smoke room).

Shortly after the Reformation in the Faroe Islands in 1538, all the real estate of the Catholic Church was seized by the King of Denmark.

The largest piece of King's Land was the farm in Kirkjubøur due to the above-mentioned episcopal residence.

Other notable buildings near the farmhouse are the Magnus Cathedral and Saint Olav's Church, which also date back to the medieval period.