The Quarry

The Quarry
Type:	Mine
Region:	The Shire
Area:	Greenfields
Location:	[27.7S, 65.6W]

The Quarry is a landmark within the Greenfields, in the Shire. ^{[27.2S, 65.6W]}

To the east of Scary lies a stone quarry that once used to be important. For ages it was used by Hobbits from throughout the northern and eastern regions of the Shire for a variety of building projects, until better and cheaper stone arrived from west.

Recently miners broke through into a hidden cave system and released a swarm of spiders that have completely taken over the quarry leaving the hobbits out of work.

Quests

Involving:

[12] Spiders in the Quarry
[12] Prologue (Hobbit): The Quarry in Scary - Fellowship
[...] A Waste of Webs - Harvest Festival

Deeds

These deeds can be advanced by visiting the Quarry:

The Sights of the Shire

Creatures

These creatures are encountered within this location:

Lore

"For a long time, dwarves were not seen with much frequency in the Shire and bringing stone from far abroad was expensive, so the hobbits constructed their own quarry to supply the needs of builders and masons.

"Recently, however, better quality stone has been available from the west, so the quarry has fallen into disuse and has become infested with dangerous vermin." — Deed

"Great stores of goods and food, and beer, were found that had been hidden away by the ruffians in sheds and barns and deserted holes, and especially in the tunnels at Michel Delving and in the old quarries at Scary; so that there was a great deal better cheer that Yule than anyone had hoped for." — The Return of the King, by Tolkien

It is said that the quarriers at times happen upon rare and wonderful artefacts in their digging, although where these treasures originated remains a mystery to all who hear the tale. — Lorebook

Gallery

Webs completely entangling equipment in the Quarry
Rickety shacks covered in webs

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire
Areas:	Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Delving Fields • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • The Hill • Hobbiton-Bywater • The Marish • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • Tookland • The Yondershire* * Requires Quest Pack: Yondershire	Areas:
Settlements:	Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bag End • Bamfurlong • Bear Dens • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bullroarer • Bywater Bridge • Bywater Pool • Dora Brownlock's Farm • Downs Gate • The Frogmoors • Golfimbul's Hole • The Grange • The Great Willow • Lob's Grove • Longo Burrow's Farm • The Mathom House • Methel-stage • Michel Delving's Craft-fair • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • Overhill Yards • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • The Rushock Gate • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • The Shire Race-track • Skirmish Camp • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Water • Wellbridge • Wolf Den • The Yale-height Baranduin • Norbourn • Shirebourn	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Bag End • The Bird and Baby Inn • Boffin Manor • Brockenborings Watch Office • Cook's Guild Hall • Esilia's House • The Floating Log Inn • The Golden Perch • Great Smials • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mathom House • The Michel Delving Training Hall • The Michel Delving Vendor Hall • The Plough and Stars • The Quick Post • The Shire Auction Hall	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Gerebert Took's Home • Greenfields Warren • The Haunted Burrow • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough	Instances: