Dates
The towers on these hills were built sometime after II 33201
Location
A range of hills to the southeast of the Grey Havens, lying directly east from the Gulf of Lhûn, and directly west from the Shire
Origins
The towers of the Tower Hills were built by Gil-galad for Elendil of the Dúnedain
Races
The towers were built by Elves, but used (for at least part of their history) by Men; settled by Hobbits in the early years of the Fourth Age
Other names
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A name for the Emyn Beraid, the hills west of the Shire, home of three ancient Elf-towers. The tallest of these held the Elendil Stone, the last of the palantíri of the North.
See also...
Elendil Stone, Elf-towers, Elfstan Fairbairn, Elostirion, Elves of Lindon, Fairbairn Family, Far Downs, Fastred of Greenholm, Folklands, Four Farthings, Gamgee Family, Great East Road, Greenholm, Harding of the Hill, Mariner-king, [See the full list...]Masterstone, Palantíri, Seeing-stone of Emyn Beraid, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Shire-reckoning, Stones of Arnor, The Towers, The Towers, Undertowers, Warden of Westmarch, Westmarch of the Shire, White Towers, Woody End
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