The Abandoned Cottage is a forsaken lodge that rests upon the location of where one-hundred unnamed witches were brutally burned to death by a group of witch hunters. It is also knows as "Witch Burial Ground".
History
After a neighboring settlement near Mystic Falls experienced a sudden wave of anti-witch hysteria, they decided to round up a vast group of people, of whom they suspected of sorcery. The trials that were held in 1864, led to the execution of one hundred people for allegedly practicing witchcraft.
Over one-hundred years later, the area was renovated into a residential property. However, after numerous complaints of "hauntings" by the homeowners, the field had once again became abandoned.
Trivia
- Bonnie Bennett is a powerful witch who commonly visits the cottage in order to communicate with the spirits of her ancestors and also to gain more knowledge on the history of their magic.
- The only vampires that can enter this place are: Stefan and Damon. Elijah never entered the abandoned house, and Niklaus was attacked after just a few minutes, but after threatening the Bennett Family, spirits allowed him to stay in the house.
- Some non-vampire characters have entered the house: Bonnie Bennett (when she was living), Abby Bennett (as a human), Elena Gilbert, Jeremy Gilbert, John Gilbert and Alaric Saltzman.
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