[1] The lowest town in western Vesturdalur is the church site Goðdalir.
The river that runs along Vesturdalur and flows into Vestari-Jökulsá is, however, named Hofsá and is mostly a spring creek.
[2] The valley's eastern side has a few farms, including Bjarnastaðahlíð, Litlahlíð,[3] and Gil.
[6] These are ruins that, according to folklore, had once been a monastery that fell into disuse during the Black Plague, but later, several objects were found there, like a church bell.
[7] While no sources about the monastery before human habitation, it has been supposed that the ruins are from shelter huts for people walking the area.