Manwë and Varda
was the mansion of
, and was located at the peak of
. It was a domed, marble watchtower from which Manwë and Varda could watch all of
Manwë's followers, the spirits that took the forms of hawks and
often came here to deliver news.
A feast was taking place in Ilmarin when
Melkor came to destroy the Two Trees of Valinor. 
Ilmarin means "Mansion of the High Airs" in Quenya. It is related to the names  and Ilmarë Ilmen, according to Christopher Tolkien.
Bilbo Baggins's Song of Eärendil, Ilmarin was mentioned as the "Hill of Ilmarin", though it referred more to Taniquetil than the tower itself. 
, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor" The Atlas of Middle-earth
, Vol. 10: The History of Middle-earth , Ainulindalë Morgoth's Ring
, Vol. 4: The History of Middle-earth , II: "The Earliest 'Silmarillion'" The Shaping of Middle-earth
, Chapter VIII: " The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion Of the Darkening of Valinor"
, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names The Silmarillion
, Index of Names The Silmarillion
, Vol. 7: The History of Middle-earth , V: "Bilbo's Song at Rivendell: Errantry and Eärendillinwë" The Treason of Isengard ↑
The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter I: " Many Meetings"
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