Editing Westerlands (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sarah Morris The WesterlandsII.png|thumb|The westerlands by Sarah Morris © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The westerlands are known for their rugged hills, rolling plains, fertile fields, and broadleaf forests. The land contains lakes and rivers, and the hills conceal systems of caves and caverns.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

The region lies along the coast of the [[Sunset Sea]], with [[Ironman's Bay]] and the [[Iron Islands]] to the north.<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> A salient of the northeastern westerlands extends near the ruins of [[Oldstones]] and the [[Blue Fork]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Castles on the northwestern coast include [[Banefort]] and the [[Crag]]. [[Faircastle]] is located on [[Fair Isle]], while [[Feastfires]] and the market town of [[Kayce]] are found on a peninsula jutting into the sea.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Also along the coast is [[Casterly Rock]], the seat of [[House Lannister]], a fortress carved out of a massive hill of solid rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} Near the Rock is [[Lannisport]], a port and one of the largest cities of [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Three days ride from the Rock is the village of [[Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} Inland castles near the Rock including [[Ashemark]] and [[Sarsfield]],{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} as well as the ruins of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]].

The headwaters of the [[Tumblestone]] and the [[Red Fork]] begin in the westerlands and flow east into the [[riverlands]]. The main pass through the eastern hills is guarded by the [[Golden Tooth]], a castle which controls access to the [[river road]] leading to [[Riverrun]]. Further south is the [[Goldroad]], which runs east to [[King's Landing]]. [[Deep Den]] watches this road, with [[Hornvale]] to the north and [[Silverhill]] to the south.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

The southern westerlands contain more flatland than the rest of the country and includes [[Cornfield]] and the forest by [[Crakehall|Crakehall Castle]]. The [[Ocean Road]] leads south from the Rock past Crakehall to [[Old Oak]] and [[Highgarden]] in the [[Reach]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} Also located in the westerlands are [[Greenfield]] and [[Wyndhall]].