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Dates
Probably built sometime after III 23401
Location
On the Withywindle, near the southern end of Buckland
Race
Settlements
Pronunciation
gri'ndwall
Meaning
Derived from grind, a word referring to the protective fence that walled the landing from the Old Forest
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GrindwallA landing on the Withywindle![]() The location of Grindwall (somewhat conjectural) The location of Grindwall (somewhat conjectural) A small hythe or landing place used by the Hobbits of nearby Breredon and Haysend. It stood on the northern bank of the Withywindle, just before that river flowed into the Brandywine on the southern fringes of the Old Forest. Being beyond the protection of the great Hedge of the High Hay, the landing was guarded by a strong surrounding fence that extended out into the river (the old word for this was a grind, hence the name 'Grindwall'). According to the poem "Bombadil Goes Boating", Tom Bombadil travelled down the Withywindle and moored his boat at Grindwall on at least one occasion. Notes
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