Lockholes

Prison tunnels in Michel Delving used by Saruman's ruffians to hold rebellious hobbits including Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.

The Lockholes emerge in the scoured Shire as grim prison tunnels beneath Michel Delving, repurposed by Saruman's ruffians to incarcerate rebellious hobbits during the Troubles. This stark symbol of tyranny holds figures like the defiant Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, underscoring the invasion's brutality on the once-idyllic homeland. Their liberation amid the Battle of Bywater marks a pivotal reclamation, evolving from instruments of oppression to relics of resilience in the Shire's restoration.