Sturlureykir is a farm in the Reykholt Valley in the Borgarfjordur District.  One of the farmers, Erlendur Gunnarsson (1853-1919), wanted to exploit one of the hot springs near his farm for house heating and other purposes, but they were all on lower ground than the farm houses.

He built a concrete cover on top of one of them and pipelined the steam into his house, where he had also built a special herd of concrete, where the family could cook all their meals.  He was the first farmer in the area to exploit this source of energy this way.