Three-Farthing Stone
From Tolkien Gateway
| Three-Farthing Stone | |
|---|---|
| Stone Marker | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Meeting of the borders of the East, West, and Southfarthings |
| Type | Stone Marker |
| Description | A large stone |
| Regions | The Shire |
The Three-Farthing Stone was a stone by the side of the East Road that marked the point where the borders of the Eastfarthing, Westfarthing and Southfarthing of the Shire came together.[1] It was also said to mark a point near the centre of the Shire itself.[2] The stone stood about five miles southeast from Bywater, and exactly fourteen miles west from Frogmorton.
The fourth farthing, the Northfarthing, did not meet the others at the Three-Farthing Stone.[1] Instead, its borders met those of the Westfarthing and Eastfarthing about ten miles north of the Stone, though there is no record of a second three-farthing stone to mark this spot.
Inspirations
Tolkien maybe got this idea from the Four Shire Stone
