Barrow-downs

Also known as the Downs, Barrow

other
prehistoric tumulus

The Barrow-downs are an eerie landscape of rolling green hills crowned with mounds and ominous standing stones resembling broken teeth or warning sentinels. Thick white fog often isolates travelers in chill hollows, creating halls of mist around the stones. Barrows contain cold stone interiors with ancient remains adorned in gold treasures that appear unlovely in the pale greenish light.

Type: other
Style: prehistoric tumulus
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 9
Books: 1

History

BOOK 1The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
The Barrow-downs are an eerie landscape of rolling green hills crowned with mounds and ominous standing stones resembling broken teeth or warning sentinels. Thick white fog often isolates travelers in chill hollows, creating halls of mist around the stones. Barrows contain cold stone interiors with ancient remains adorned in gold treasures that appear unlovely in the pale greenish light.