Arena - Markarth Side Town
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #17 of 47 Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Markarth Side, featured in TES Arena. Located south east of Dragon Bridge. Markarth Side features 8 shops, custom NPCs, a barracks, and a player home that you furnish through a menu system. The player home features all crafting stations, a garden, room for 2 kids, a wife, and a follower.
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Features:
Barracks and guards
Player home that you can furnish through a menu system
Custom NPCs
An Inn with bard
Install:
Install normally with your mod manager or manually place in your games data folder (not recommended)
Compatibility:
Not compatible with mods that place a town here (I didn't find any mods that place anything here other than tree/flora mods and they didn't conflict).
Special Thanks:
To everyone in the streams during the development of this mod and those in our discord that tested the mod for me.
Future Wants:
Custom voiced NPCs, followers, trainers, quests.
The original Granite Hill mod on Nexus featuring a full town, player home, custom NPCs and quest.
Adds Markarth Side, a town from TES Arena, southeast of Dragon Bridge. It includes 8 shops, custom NPCs, a barracks, and a player home with all crafting stations and a menu-based furnishing system. A lore-friendly expansion for Skyrim players seeking new settlements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 888 endorsements and over 355k downloads.
- Lore-friendly addition for TES fans, bringing a classic location to Skyrim.
- Player home with all crafting stations and menu-based furnishing is a nice convenience.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is cut off, so full feature list is unclear.
- No mention of compatibility patches or required DLCs.
- Last updated in 2026, but no details on recent changes or fixes.
For Skyrim players who enjoy lore-friendly town expansions and want a new hub with shops and a customizable home. Also for TES Arena veterans looking to revisit a classic location. Skip if you prefer gameplay overhauls or don't need another player home.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's description page for any required DLC or compatibility notes before installing.
- If you use a mod manager, install via that to easily manage load order.
- Visit the player home and use the menu system to furnish it to your liking.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Skyking2020
- Version
- 1.8
- Downloads
- 355,953
- Endorsements
- 888
- Category
- Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
- Created
- 3/18/2024
- Updated
- 2/15/2026
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