Skyrim:Windward Ruins

Ruins: Windward Ruins (view on map)
Clearable	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Level	Min: 5
Occupants
Skeevers
Console Location Code(s)
WindwardRuinsExterior
Region
The Pale
Location
Southwest of Dawnstar

Overview of the ruins

Windward Ruins is a Nordic ruin southwest of Dawnstar, inhabited by skeevers.

It is one of the three ruins visited for the Destruction Ritual Spell quest. There is a locked chest inside the northwest edge of the structure behind a tilted pillar.

Related Quests

• Destruction Ritual Spell: Learn the most powerful Destruction spells Skyrim has to offer.
• Kyne's Sacred Trials: Participate in Kyne's Sacred Trials by hunting the guardian beasts of Skyrim.

Notes

• Three leveled bandits have set up a camp 580 feet to the northwest, below a rock ledge. The only items of note in their camp are an unlocked treasure chest and a copy of the Destruction skill book A Hypothetical Treachery.