In 1962 when the road was built, a man operating the bulldozer discovered a skeleton by Skarðsvík cove. It was a remarkable discovery as it was ancient and below the lava. When an archaeologist had researched the bones, it was concluded that it was a pagan grave and the bones belonged to a young boy of who was 14 years old at the time of his death. He had been buried more than one thousand years ago at the time of settlement. A spear and a sword were also found in the grave.