Dotting Barrows
An old cemetery with three barrows. Dilapidated but now used by locals.
While the origin of these barrows predates the village of Dotting, they have been in active use by the locals for hundreds of years. It can be reached on foot in a couple of hours, south of Dotting.
Structure & Layout
The burial grounds are surrounded by a low, stone wall with a narrow opening in place of a gate. There are three burial mounds arranged in a rough triangle though only the furthest one from the entryway is accessable; the other two have subsided over the years. The remaining space has been filled in more recent years with conventional gravesites. Most of those interred here come from Dotting but it isn't unheard of for other villages to send remains - particularly people of no organised faith.
The whole region is relatively overgrown. Large nettle bushes have swallowed up much of the area and a particularly large ancient oak casts shade over much of the grounds.
Recent Events
Sister Meggett, a hag disguised as the Dotting village wise-woman, converted the accessible burial mound into an underground workshop and menagerie. While her motivations were vague, the subterranean space was filled with spiders, the remains of victims and was guarded by a corrupted pixie, Gumdrop. There was evidence of the harvesting of venom as well as a link to the trinket carried by the hag: the Amulet of Arachnopotheosis.
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