Within the outcrop (which is actually the Skull Hill of the Garden Tomb) is a cave called Jeremiah's Grotto; it is believed that the Prophet Jeremiah wrote the Book of Lamentations here and was then laid to rest.
It is generally accepted that Prophet Jeremiah is buried at Jeremiah's Grotto.
The road from the main gate (Porta Marina, the gate that led to the sea) passes on the right of the basilica law courts and stock exchange to reach the Forum, the center of town and its main public meeting place directly facing Mount Vesuvius.