diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index c71ad38665..b1d17b0a61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwworld
     store esmstore fallback actionrepair actionsoulgem livecellref actiondoor
     contentloader esmloader actiontrap cellreflist cellref weather projectilemanager
     cellpreloader datetimemanager groundcoverstore magiceffects cell ptrregistry
+    positioncellgrid
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwphysics
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
index e08d576835..2881471b25 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "cellpreloader.hpp"
 
-#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <limits>
+#include <span>
 
 #include <osg/Stats>
 
@@ -26,32 +27,27 @@
 #include "cellstore.hpp"
 #include "class.hpp"
 
-namespace
+namespace MWWorld
 {
-    template <class Contained>
-    bool contains(const std::vector<MWWorld::CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& container, const Contained& contained,
-        float tolerance)
+    namespace
     {
-        for (const auto& pos : contained)
+        bool contains(std::span<const PositionCellGrid> positions, const PositionCellGrid& contained, float tolerance)
         {
-            bool found = false;
-            for (const auto& pos2 : container)
-            {
-                if ((pos.first - pos2.first).length2() < tolerance * tolerance && pos.second == pos2.second)
-                {
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!found)
-                return false;
+            const float squaredTolerance = tolerance * tolerance;
+            const auto predicate = [&](const PositionCellGrid& v) {
+                return (contained.mPosition - v.mPosition).length2() < squaredTolerance
+                    && contained.mCellBounds == v.mCellBounds;
+            };
+            return std::ranges::any_of(positions, predicate);
         }
-        return true;
-    }
-}
 
-namespace MWWorld
-{
+        bool contains(
+            std::span<const PositionCellGrid> container, std::span<const PositionCellGrid> contained, float tolerance)
+        {
+            const auto predicate = [&](const PositionCellGrid& v) { return contains(container, v, tolerance); };
+            return std::ranges::all_of(contained, predicate);
+        }
+    }
 
     struct ListModelsVisitor
     {
@@ -169,12 +165,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class TerrainPreloadItem : public SceneUtil::WorkItem
     {
     public:
-        TerrainPreloadItem(const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Terrain::View>>& views, Terrain::World* world,
-            const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& preloadPositions)
+        explicit TerrainPreloadItem(const std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Terrain::View>>& views, Terrain::World* world,
+            std::span<const PositionCellGrid> preloadPositions)
             : mAbort(false)
             , mTerrainViews(views)
             , mWorld(world)
-            , mPreloadPositions(preloadPositions)
+            , mPreloadPositions(preloadPositions.begin(), preloadPositions.end())
         {
         }
 
@@ -183,8 +179,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mTerrainViews.size() && i < mPreloadPositions.size() && !mAbort; ++i)
             {
                 mTerrainViews[i]->reset();
-                mWorld->preload(mTerrainViews[i], mPreloadPositions[i].first, mPreloadPositions[i].second, mAbort,
-                    mLoadingReporter);
+                mWorld->preload(mTerrainViews[i], mPreloadPositions[i].mPosition, mPreloadPositions[i].mCellBounds,
+                    mAbort, mLoadingReporter);
             }
             mLoadingReporter.complete();
         }
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         std::atomic<bool> mAbort;
         std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<Terrain::View>> mTerrainViews;
         Terrain::World* mWorld;
-        std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid> mPreloadPositions;
+        std::vector<PositionCellGrid> mPreloadPositions;
         Loading::Reporter mLoadingReporter;
     };
 
@@ -375,19 +371,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
             mTerrainPreloadItem->wait(listener);
     }
 
-    void CellPreloader::abortTerrainPreloadExcept(const CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid* exceptPos)
+    void CellPreloader::abortTerrainPreloadExcept(const PositionCellGrid* exceptPos)
     {
-        if (exceptPos && contains(mTerrainPreloadPositions, std::array{ *exceptPos }, Constants::CellSizeInUnits))
+        if (exceptPos != nullptr && contains(mTerrainPreloadPositions, *exceptPos, Constants::CellSizeInUnits))
             return;
         if (mTerrainPreloadItem && !mTerrainPreloadItem->isDone())
         {
             mTerrainPreloadItem->abort();
             mTerrainPreloadItem->waitTillDone();
         }
-        setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>());
+        setTerrainPreloadPositions({});
     }
 
-    void CellPreloader::setTerrainPreloadPositions(const std::vector<CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid>& positions)
+    void CellPreloader::setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::span<const PositionCellGrid> positions)
     {
         if (positions.empty())
         {
@@ -408,7 +404,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     mTerrainViews.emplace_back(mTerrain->createView());
             }
 
-            mTerrainPreloadPositions = positions;
+            mTerrainPreloadPositions.assign(positions.begin(), positions.end());
             if (!positions.empty())
             {
                 mTerrainPreloadItem = new TerrainPreloadItem(mTerrainViews, mTerrain, positions);
@@ -417,10 +413,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
     }
 
-    bool CellPreloader::isTerrainLoaded(const CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid& position, double referenceTime) const
+    bool CellPreloader::isTerrainLoaded(const PositionCellGrid& position, double referenceTime) const
     {
         return mLoadedTerrainTimestamp + mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->getExpiryDelay() > referenceTime
-            && contains(mLoadedTerrainPositions, std::array{ position }, Constants::CellSizeInUnits);
+            && contains(mLoadedTerrainPositions, position, Constants::CellSizeInUnits);
     }
 
     void CellPreloader::setTerrain(Terrain::World* terrain)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
index aa8f2c73be..405ba96a2e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cellpreloader.hpp
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef OPENMW_MWWORLD_CELLPRELOADER_H
 #define OPENMW_MWWORLD_CELLPRELOADER_H
 
-#include <components/sceneutil/workqueue.hpp>
+#include "positioncellgrid.hpp"
 
-#include <map>
+#include <components/sceneutil/workqueue.hpp>
 
-#include <osg/Vec3f>
-#include <osg/Vec4i>
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
 #include <map>
+#include <span>
 
 namespace osg
 {
@@ -79,12 +78,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         void setWorkQueue(osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::WorkQueue> workQueue);
 
-        typedef std::pair<osg::Vec3f, osg::Vec4i> PositionCellGrid;
-        void setTerrainPreloadPositions(const std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& positions);
+        void setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::span<const PositionCellGrid> positions);
 
         void syncTerrainLoad(Loading::Listener& listener);
         void abortTerrainPreloadExcept(const PositionCellGrid* exceptPos);
-        bool isTerrainLoaded(const CellPreloader::PositionCellGrid& position, double referenceTime) const;
+        bool isTerrainLoaded(const PositionCellGrid& position, double referenceTime) const;
         void setTerrain(Terrain::World* terrain);
 
         void reportStats(unsigned int frameNumber, osg::Stats& stats) const;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/positioncellgrid.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/positioncellgrid.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbb8e3300a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/positioncellgrid.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_APPS_OPENMW_MWWORLD_POSITIONCELLGRID_H
+#define OPENMW_APPS_OPENMW_MWWORLD_POSITIONCELLGRID_H
+
+#include <osg/Vec3f>
+#include <osg/Vec4i>
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    struct PositionCellGrid
+    {
+        osg::Vec3f mPosition;
+        osg::Vec4i mCellBounds;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 169e4bfd21..5f585c1d26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mPreloader->setTerrain(mRendering.getTerrain());
         if (mRendering.pagingUnlockCache())
             mPreloader->abortTerrainPreloadExcept(nullptr);
-        if (!mPreloader->isTerrainLoaded(std::make_pair(pos, newGrid), mRendering.getReferenceTime()))
+        if (!mPreloader->isTerrainLoaded(PositionCellGrid{ pos, newGrid }, mRendering.getReferenceTime()))
             preloadTerrain(pos, playerCellIndex.mWorldspace, true);
         mPagedRefs.clear();
         mRendering.getPagedRefnums(newGrid, mPagedRefs);
@@ -1093,26 +1093,25 @@ namespace MWWorld
         osg::Vec3f predictedPos = playerPos + moved / dt * mPredictionTime;
 
         if (mCurrentCell->isExterior())
-            exteriorPositions.emplace_back(
-                predictedPos, gridCenterToBounds(getNewGridCenter(predictedPos, &mCurrentGridCenter)));
+            exteriorPositions.push_back(PositionCellGrid{
+                predictedPos, gridCenterToBounds(getNewGridCenter(predictedPos, &mCurrentGridCenter)) });
 
         mLastPlayerPos = playerPos;
 
         if (mPreloadEnabled)
         {
             if (mPreloadDoors)
-                preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(playerPos, predictedPos, exteriorPositions);
+                preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(playerPos, predictedPos);
             if (mPreloadExteriorGrid)
                 preloadExteriorGrid(playerPos, predictedPos);
             if (mPreloadFastTravel)
-                preloadFastTravelDestinations(playerPos, predictedPos, exteriorPositions);
+                preloadFastTravelDestinations(playerPos, exteriorPositions);
         }
 
         mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(exteriorPositions);
     }
 
-    void Scene::preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(
-        const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos, std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions)
+    void Scene::preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos)
     {
         std::vector<MWWorld::ConstPtr> teleportDoors;
         for (const MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore : mActiveCells)
@@ -1232,10 +1231,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void Scene::preloadTerrain(const osg::Vec3f& pos, ESM::RefId worldspace, bool sync)
     {
         ESM::ExteriorCellLocation cellPos = ESM::positionToExteriorCellLocation(pos.x(), pos.y(), worldspace);
-        std::vector<PositionCellGrid> vec;
-        vec.emplace_back(pos, gridCenterToBounds({ cellPos.mX, cellPos.mY }));
-        mPreloader->abortTerrainPreloadExcept(vec.data());
-        mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(vec);
+        const PositionCellGrid position{ pos, gridCenterToBounds({ cellPos.mX, cellPos.mY }) };
+        mPreloader->abortTerrainPreloadExcept(&position);
+        mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::span(&position, 1));
         if (!sync)
             return;
 
@@ -1249,7 +1247,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     void Scene::reloadTerrain()
     {
-        mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions(std::vector<PositionCellGrid>());
+        mPreloader->setTerrainPreloadPositions({});
     }
 
     struct ListFastTravelDestinationsVisitor
@@ -1282,12 +1280,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         std::vector<ESM::Transport::Dest> mList;
     };
 
-    void Scene::preloadFastTravelDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& /*predictedPos*/,
-        std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions) // ignore predictedPos here since opening dialogue with
-                                                          // travel service takes extra time
+    void Scene::preloadFastTravelDestinations(
+        const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions)
     {
-        const MWWorld::ConstPtr player = mWorld.getPlayerPtr();
-        ListFastTravelDestinationsVisitor listVisitor(mPreloadDistance, player.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3());
+        ListFastTravelDestinationsVisitor listVisitor(mPreloadDistance, playerPos);
         ESM::RefId extWorldspace = mWorld.getCurrentWorldspace();
         for (MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore : mActiveCells)
         {
@@ -1305,7 +1301,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 const ESM::ExteriorCellLocation cellIndex
                     = ESM::positionToExteriorCellLocation(pos.x(), pos.y(), extWorldspace);
                 preloadCellWithSurroundings(mWorld.getWorldModel().getExterior(cellIndex));
-                exteriorPositions.emplace_back(pos, gridCenterToBounds(getNewGridCenter(pos)));
+                exteriorPositions.push_back(PositionCellGrid{ pos, gridCenterToBounds(getNewGridCenter(pos)) });
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
index 91feff8746..93d814ec51 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <osg/Vec4i>
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 
+#include "positioncellgrid.hpp"
 #include "ptr.hpp"
 
 #include <memory>
@@ -122,14 +123,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         void requestChangeCellGrid(const osg::Vec3f& position, const osg::Vec2i& cell, bool changeEvent = true);
 
-        typedef std::pair<osg::Vec3f, osg::Vec4i> PositionCellGrid;
-
         void preloadCells(float dt);
-        void preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos,
-            std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions);
+        void preloadTeleportDoorDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos);
         void preloadExteriorGrid(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos);
-        void preloadFastTravelDestinations(const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, const osg::Vec3f& predictedPos,
-            std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions);
+        void preloadFastTravelDestinations(
+            const osg::Vec3f& playerPos, std::vector<PositionCellGrid>& exteriorPositions);
 
         osg::Vec4i gridCenterToBounds(const osg::Vec2i& centerCell) const;
         osg::Vec2i getNewGridCenter(const osg::Vec3f& pos, const osg::Vec2i* currentGridCenter = nullptr) const;
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index b8b0b8a1f9..3014ba53f0 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ namespace Terrain
                 mNodes.clear();
             }
         }
-        const osg::Vec4i& getActiveGrid() const { return mActiveGrid; }
 
         unsigned int getWorldUpdateRevision() const { return mWorldUpdateRevision; }
         void setWorldUpdateRevision(int updateRevision) { mWorldUpdateRevision = updateRevision; }