Iron Ingot (Skyrim)

Iron Ingots are used to craft and improve various weapon and armor via Smithing. They are also a component required to build various features of homesteads.

Smithing
Iron ingots can be used in conjunction with other ingots to craft a large variety of items:
 * Iron weapons and armor
 * Steel weapons and armor
 * Dwarven weapons and armor
 * Orcish weapons and armor
 * Building materials

Iron Mines
Mines that have a large number of iron ore veins include:
 * Embershard Mine
 * Halted Stream Camp
 * Left Hand Mine

Other

 * There are 5 iron ingots outside Alvor and Sigrid's House in Riverwood. If the Dragonborn sides with Hadvar in the quest Unbound, they can be taken with out any repercussions.
 * There are 12 iron ingots in Treva's Watch in Riften. The first 6 are in the escape tunnel and the last 6 are in the bandit chief's treasure room.
 * There are 27 iron ingots located in the Solitude Blacksmith.
 * Along with smelting, they can be bought at general goods merchants and blacksmiths. Furthermore, they can be found on enemies as loot.
 * 14 ingots can be found in Fort Dawnguard, near where Gunmar's forge is, but only if the Dragonborn sides with the Dawnguard in "Bloodline."

Smelting
It is unique in that it is created from a single chunk of iron ore at a smelter. The following materials are needed to smelt a single iron ingot:
 * Iron Ore (1)

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