Yester Hill

Yester Hill — also known as Tuama Beannaithe (tu-A-ma BA-nee-heh) — is a sacred space at the western edge of Barovia, about four hours south of the Wizard of Wines Winery.

History
The history of Yester Hill is largely unknown to our heroes, though it's clear that the place has considerable significance to the forest folk, both those allied with and working against Strahd. According to Davian Martikov, Yester Hill was once a sacred space and a burial ground, but like so much else in Barovia, has been corrupted over time by the devil Strahd. Though its original name is Tuama Beannaithe, it's known to most these days as Yester Hill thanks to a strange phenomenon: one can see a shining city, Strahd's ancestral homes, through the mists at the edge of Yester Hill, as well as other strange sights which call to those who gaze into that vast curtain of mist. During their approach on Yester Hill, our heroes found a small shrine carved with antler, water, and feather motifs, suggesting that Yester Hill may somehow be tied to the Ladies Three they keep hearing about.

Notable Locations
Yester Hill has few notable locations. There is a shrine to the northeast of the hill, 15 to 20 feet into the Svalich Woods. Burial mounds, ten feet tall, mark the winding spiral path up the hill. At the top of the hill, a circle of boulders 10–15 feet tall stands, with an entrance at the north and another at the south, though it's difficult to reach the south entrance from lower on the hill without climbing. One of these boulders is the boulder Chuckles exploded on. There used to be a 50-foot-tall statue of Strahd in this circle, but now it's a large pile of wood and dirt. South of the circle stands a grove of trees, with a large, black, leafless tree at its center. As Arrigal discovered, this seems to be where the highest concentration of blights can be found.

Notable Residents
It is unknown whether or not anyone actually lives on Yester Hill, or if it's a sacred space devoid of residents. Given the number of burial mounds, it's safe to assume many have chosen Yester Hill as their eternal residence, but there's been no sign so far of disturbed graves.