- "If you're heading east, steer clear of Hillgrund's Tomb. Thing about those old crypts - the dead having trouble staying that way."
- ―Whiterun Guard[src]
Hillgrund's Tomb is an ancient Nordic tomb located south-southeast of Valtheim Towers in the eastern part of the Whiterun Hold. It is the resting place of the family members of Golldir.
Quests
Ancestral Worship
It must be cleared in the quest "Ancestral Worship," during which Golldir requests help with entering to find his aunt, who ventured in previously to stop the necromancer Vals Veran, who took shelter deep in the tomb.
Notable items
- Illusion skill book The Black Arts on Trial.
- There is one Gold Ore vein just to the east of the entrance.
Enemies
- Draugr
- Restless Draugr
- Draugr Wight
- Draugr Overlord
- Draugr Scourge
- Draugr Deathlord
- Frostbite Spider
- Draugr Scourge Lord
- Vals Veran