Skyrim:Caves
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This page lists all the caves in Skyrim.
Ashfall's TearCC — A small cave north of Raven Rock containing a hidden Tribunal Temple shrine to the goddess Almalexia. (map)
BenkongerikeDB — A medium-sized cave southeast of Saering's Watch and northwest of Headwaters of Harstrad containing bristlebacks and rieklings. (map)
- Blackbone Isle GrottoCC — A small cave connected to the sea, situated on Blackbone Isle. (map)
Bleakcoast Cave — A small cave southeast of Winterhold and directly east of the Shrine of Azura occupied by frost trolls. (map)
Blind Cliff Cave — A medium-sized cave southwest of Karthwasten along the banks of the Karth River containing Forsworn. (map)
Bloated Man's Grotto — A small cave north of Falkreath containing animals and spriggans. (map)
Bloodchill CavernCC — A small cave southwest of Winterhold containing a subterranean vampiric player home. (map)
Bonechill Passage — A small cave east of Falkreath containing leveled animals. (map)
Boulderfall Cave — A small cave northwest of Riften containing necromancers. (map)
Brinewater Grotto — A small cave north of Solitude containing horkers or bandits. (map)
Bristleback CaveDB — A small cave north of Raven Rock containing bristlebacks and rieklings. (map)
Brittleshin Pass — A small passage through the mountains between Whiterun Hold and Falkreath Hold containing a necromancer and skeletons. (map)
Broken Fang Cave — A small cave southeast of Rorikstead containing skeletons and vampires. (map)
Broken Helm Hollow — A small cave in the southeast corner of The Rift containing bandits. (map)
Broken Oar Grotto — A small cave north of Solitude containing the Blackblood Marauders and their leader Captain Hargar. (map)
Bronze Water Cave — A small cave west of Windhelm containing leveled animals. (map)
Brood Cavern — A small cave southwest of Morthal containing leveled animals. (map)
Bruca's Leap Redoubt — A small cave inhabited by Forsworn. (map)
Castle Karstaag CavernsDB — A medium-sized cave on the north coast of Solstheim containing bristlebacks and rieklings. (map)
Castle Karstaag RuinsDB — An icy clearing outside Castle Karstaag Caverns. (map)
Chillwind Depths — A small cave south of Dragon Bridge containing Falmer, chaurus, and frostbite spiders. (map)
Clearspring Cave — A small cave west of Shor's Stone containing a troll. (map)
Cold Rock Pass — A small passage through a mountain south-southwest of Morthal containing a frost troll. (map)
Coldcinder CaveDB — A small cave southeast of Raven Rock containing ash spawn and netches. (map)
Cragslane Cavern — A small cave north of Shor's Stone containing bandits and pit wolves. (map)
Cragwallow Slope — A medium-sized cave southeast of Windhelm home to conjurers and atronachs. (map)
Cronvangr Cave — A medium-sized cave southwest of Kynesgrove, inhabited by frostbite spiders and vampires. (map)
Crystaldrift Cave — A small cave southwest of Riften containing leveled animals. (map)
Darkfall CaveDG — A small cave south of Mor Khazgur containing frostbite spiders and trolls. (map)
- Darkfall PassageDG — A small cave only accessible through Darkfall Cave serving as the only access to the Forgotten Vale.
Darkshade — A small cave east of Whiterun containing trolls. (map)
Darkwater Pass — A small cave south-southwest of Darkwater Crossing containing Falmer and chaurus. (map)
Dimhollow CryptDG — A medium-sized cave east of Stonehills and southwest of Frostmere Crypt where Serana is trapped. (map)
Duskglow Crevice — A small cave south of Dawnstar containing Falmer, chaurus, bandits, and skeevers. (map)
Eldergleam Sanctuary — A small underground grove and worship site of the followers of Kynareth south-southwest of Windhelm. (map)
Fallowstone Cave — A small cave northeast of Riften containing leveled animals, frostbite spiders, and giants. (map)
Forebears' HoldoutDG — A small cave southeast of Dragon Bridge. (map)
Forsaken Cave — A medium-sized cave located west of Windhelm which is inhabited by icewraiths and leveled draugrs. (map)
FrosselDB — A small cave on a peninsula north of Skaal Village containing bristlebacks and rieklings. (map)
Frostmoon CragDB — A small camp under a rock overhang south of Mount Moesring and northeast of the Abandoned Lodge inhabited by werewolves. (map)
Frostroot CaveCC — A cave in Eastmarch, north of Kagrenzel. (map)
Glacial CaveDB — A small cave north of Benkongerike, carved into the glacial cliff face along the northeastern coast, containing rieklings and horkers. (map)
Glenmoril Coven — A small cave northwest of Falkreath containing hags or Glenmoril Witches. (map)
Gloomreach — A medium-sized cave in the Reach containing chaurus and Falmer. (map)
Graywinter Watch — A small cave east of Whiterun containing trolls. (map)
Greywater Grotto — A small cave far east of Falkreath, located south-southwest of Helgen, containing leveled predatory animals. (map)
Gromm's PassCC — A small cave located in the Rift, south of Forelhost. (map)
Haemar's Shame — A medium-sized cave east of Helgen containing vampires. (map)
Halldir's Cairn — A small cave southwest of Falkreath containing draugr, ghosts, and the powerful undead mage Halldir. (map)
Hob's Fall Cave — A small cave on the coast between Winterhold and Dawnstar inhabited by leveled warlocks and skeletons. (map)
Honeystrand Cave — A small cave south of Ivarstead containing bears. (map)
Hrothmund's BarrowDB — A small cave southwest of Benkongerike. (map)
- Iron Tusk CaveCC — A small cave on the island of Giant's Tooth. (map)
Liar's Retreat — A small cave and connected underground cellar northwest of Broken Tower Redoubt and northeast of Karthwasten containing bandits and invading Falmer. (map)
Lost Echo Cave — A small cave west of Solitude containing Falmer and chaurus. (map)
Lost Knife Hideout — A medium-sized cave northeast of Ivarstead containing bandits. (map)
- Mara's Eye Den — A small cave southwest of Windhelm containing vampires. (map)
Moss Mother Cavern — A small, open-roofed cavernous grove lush with many kinds of flora and fungi, located due north of Hunter's Rest and northwest of Half-Moon Mill which is inhabited by bears and spriggans. (map)
Movarth's Lair — A small cave north-northeast of Morthal containing vampires led by Movarth Piquine. (map)
Nightingale Hall — The home of the Nightingales between Riften and the Shadow Stone. (map)
Orotheim — A small cave that is home to bandits intent on poaching mammoths. (map)
Pinemoon Cave — A small cave located to the northwest of Dragon Bridge and east of Volskygge which is inhabited by vampires and wolves. (map)
Pinepeak Cavern — A small cave north of Ivarstead containing bears. (map)
Purewater Run — A small cave south-southeast of Markarth containing slaughterfish. (map)
Ravenscar Hollow — A small cave inhabited by hagravens west of the Thalmor Embassy and due east of the Steed Stone. (map)
Reachcliff Cave — A small cave east-southeast of Markarth containing draugr. (map)
Reachwater Rock — A small cave east-southeast of Markarth containing draugr. (map)
Rebel's Cairn — A small cave northwest of Rorikstead. (map)
Red Eagle Redoubt — A small cave and two exterior camps east of Markarth containing Forsworn. (map)
Redoran's Retreat — A small cave west-northwest of Whiterun containing bandits and a dog. (map)
Rimerock Burrow — A small cave northwest of Dragon Bridge containing an atronach and the powerful conjurer Sebastian Lort. (map)
Runoff CavernsCC — A large cave west of Lost Valley Redoubt containing mercenaries, Dwarven automatons, atronachs, ice wraiths, spriggans, and animals. (map)
Ruunvald ExcavationDG — A medium-sized cave east of Shor's Stone containing Vigilants charmed by the conjurer Minorne. (map)
Septimus Signus's Outpost — A small cave north of the College of Winterhold inhabited by Septimus Signus. (map)
Shadowgreen Cavern — A small cave northwest of Solitude containing leveled spriggans and animals. (map)
Shimmermist Cave — A medium-sized cave northeast of Whiterun containing Falmer and chaurus. (map)
Sightless Pit — A medium-sized cave south-southwest of Winterhold containing Falmer and chaurus. (map)
Snapleg Cave — A medium-sized cave northwest of Rift Watchtower occupied by hags and monsters. (map)
Soljund's Sinkhole — A small moonstone mine and settlement east of Markarth initially containing draugr. (map)
Southfringe Sanctum — A small cave southeast of Helgen containing the conjurer Bashnag and his coven. (map)
Steepfall Burrow — A small cave northwest of Dragon Bridge containing frost trolls and ice wolves. (map)
Stillborn Cave — A small cave north-northwest of Windhelm, on the other side of the mountains from the city which is occupied by falmer, chaurus, and chaurus hunters. (map)
Stony Creek Cave — A small cave southeast of Windhelm containing bandits. (map)
Sunderstone Gorge — A small cave north-northwest of Falkreath containing warlocks and skeletons. (map)
Swindler's Den — A small cave east of Rorikstead containing bandits. (map)
Tolvald's Cave — A large cave northeast of Shor's Stone containing Falmer, chaurus, frostbite spiders, and skeevers. (map)
Uttering Hills Cave — A small cave southwest of Windhelm containing bandits. (map)
White River Watch — A small cave east-southeast of Whiterun containing the White River bandits. (map)
Wolfskull Cave — A medium-sized cave west of Solitude filled with necromancers or bandits. (map)
Yngvild — A medium-sized cave east-northeast of Dawnstar containing draugr and Yngvild ghosts. (map)