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Dates
Uncertain, but presumably built by the Hobbits, probably after the settlement of Buckland in III 2340 (740 by the Shire-reckoning)
Location
Race
Probably1 Hobbits
Culture
Probably Bucklanders
Settlements
Above the village of Breredon
Source
Outflow
The Withywindle flowed into the Brandywine some miles below the weir
Meaning
Withy literally means 'willow', but is here probably an abbreviation of 'Withywindle'; a 'weir' is a small dam across a river
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Withy-weirThe weir on the Withywindle![]() Map of the Withy-weir (partially conjectural)
Map of the Withy-weir (partially conjectural)
Across the river Withywindle, some distance to the north of Grindwall, a weir or small dam had been built across the river. The water rushed down over the weir and into a stretch known as the Windle-reach, and from there flowed on past the landing at Grindwall, down past Haysend and into the Brandywine. According to the poem "Bombadil Goes Boating", Tom Bombadil crossed the Withy-weir in his boat on at least one occasion. Passing the weir while travelling downstream was relatively simple: his boat was carried over the dam by the rushing river water and sent spinning downstream along the Windle-reach. How Tom made his way back over the weir was more mysterious: according to the lore of the Hobbits who lived nearby, he called on helpful otters to carry his boat back over the dam. Notes
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