Three Farthing Stone
From Lotro-Wiki.com
| Landmark: Three Farthing Stone | |
|---|---|
| Region: | The Shire |
| Area: | Hobbiton-Bywater |
| Location: | [32.2S, 69.6W] |
| Directions: | Located south of Bywater |
Description
The Three Farthing Stone is a road marker in the Shire located south of Bywater on the Great East Road, marking the meeting point of three regions of the Shire: the Westfarthing, the Eastfarthing, and the Southfarthing. It is also said that the Three Farthing Stone marks a point near the center of the Shire.
Around the Three Farthing Stone are signposts pointing to each of the three Farthings, and benches surrounding it for Hobbits to sit.
Lore
Samwise Gamgee tossed the remaining soil of Lothlórien, given to him by Galadriel from her garden, into the air at the Three Farthing Stone while replanting the Shire after the War of the Ring to help repair damage done by "Sharkey" and his Men.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Book VI, Chapter 8: "The Scouring of the Shire"
Book VI, Chapter 9: "The Grey Havens"
External Reference
| Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire | |
|---|---|
| Settlements: | Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall |
| Areas: | Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Frogmoors • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • Hobbiton-Bywater • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • The Hill • The Delving Fields • The Marish • Tookland |
| Landmarks: | Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bamfurlong • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bywater Bridge • Dora Brownlock's Farm • The Grange • The Great Willow • Golfimbul's Hole • Lob's Grove • Mathom-house • Methel-stage • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Yale-height |
