The Buckland Gate,[1] Hay Gate,[2] or the North- gate,[3][4] were names for a gate at the northern end of the hedge[5] known as the High Hay.[6]
Leaving the Shire across the Brandywine Bridge, a traveler would come to the northern end of the High Hay, where it ran down to the bank of the River Brandywine just on the eastern side of the Brandywine Bridge south of the East Road. In the Hedge at this point was a guarded gate that led to Buckland, the Eastmarch of the Shire.[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Buckland Gate is just to the south-east of the Brandywine Bridge and leads into Newbury beyond.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Homeward Bound", p. 996
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire", p. 998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked", p. 107
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark", p. 177
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry North-gate, p. 118
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked", p. 99