Álfhólsvegur (Elf Hill Road) in Kópavogur At Álfhóll, attempts to lay a road were abandoned in the 1930s when machinery and drills repeatedly broke down. The road was moved away from the hill, leaving it undisturbed. In the 1980s, plans re-emerged to level the hill and build over it but when the same issues resurfaced, workers refused to go near the hill with any sort of machinery. The hill was eventually protected from any further disruptions.