Nilheim

Description
Located on a small peninsula surrounded by water and a steep cliff on one side. This is one of the many Bounty Quests that can be received.

The tower has one of the most privileged views of Skyrim. From the catwalk in the north face of the tower it is possible to see across the vastness of Skyrim's valleys and mountains all the way to Windhelm and even the Sea of Ghosts beyond.

It is possibly the ruins of Archmage Gauldur's tower as he was laid to rest is near it.

Related quests

 * Telrav's Request (Dungeon Quest)

Notable Loot

 * Soul Gem (level-dependent)

Bugs

 * If you clear Nilheim prior to receiving quest. The quest may remain in the quest log as unfinished, and cannot be completed.
 * Resurrect every bandit with console commands and kill them again, this will allow you to complete the quest
 * It is also possible to approach Nilheim on foot from any other directon, (bypassing Telrav), you can loot the camp, talk to the "guards", etc. without any hostilities. The only exception to this is if you approach on horseback, in which case the guards will proceed to attack and kill your horse. Note: at no point will they attack your character, only the horse, when they have killed it they will returrn to their normal activities, (tested multiple times).
 * You can also enter the command "setstage bq01 100" at the console to complete the quest. This is more useful if there are no bodies around to resurrect.