Three Farthing Stone

Three Farthing Stone
Type:	Monument
Region:	The Shire
Area:	Hobbiton-Bywater
Location:	[32.2S, 69.6W]

Three Farthing Stone is a landmark within Hobbiton-Bywater, in the Shire. ^{[32.2S, 69.6W]}

This prominent road marker is located south of Bywater, along the Great East Road, marking the meeting point of three regions of the Shire: the Westfarthing, the Eastfarthing, and the Southfarthing. It is also said that the Three Farthing Stone marks a point near the centre of the Shire. Around the stone are signposts pointing to each of the three Farthings, and benches surrounding it for hobbits and weary travellers to sit.

During the Farmers Faire the locals have erected a large mushroom tent just east of the Three Farthing Stone. During this event this otherwise silent location livens up and many curious visitors travel the nearby crossroad.

Quests

Involving:

[10] A Nosey Request - Farmers Faire
[...] The Mastermind's Minion - Anniversary

NPCs

Townsperson

Alric Hornblower - Lazy Vendor - Farmers Faire

Farmer Maggot - Respected Farmer - Farmers Faire

Hamfast Gamgee - Respected Gardener - Farmers Faire

Tolman Cotton - Farmers Faire

Lore

After the War of the Ring Samwise Gamgee tossed the remaining soil of Lothlórien, given to him by Galadriel from her garden, into the air at the Three Farthing Stone while replanting the Shire to help repair damage done by "Sharkey" and his Men. And so...

"Altogether 1420 in the Shire was a marvellous year. Not only was there wonderful sunshine and delicious rain, in due times and perfect measure, but there seemed something more: an air of richness and growth (...) The fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in strawberries and cream." — The Return of the King

Quotes

Townsperson: "Yes, sir, this rock's been here since I was a boy, and it'll be here when we're all gone."

Townsperson: "That's the Three-Farthing Stone. It marks the boundary where three of the Four Farthings meet."

Townsperson: "You young folk ought to have more respect for historical places like the Three-Farthing Stone."

Townsperson: "If you stand on a bench and squint, you can almost see the Northfarthing from here, too!"

Gallery

The large mushroom tent is found during the Farmers Faire
Another view of the Three Farthing Stone

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 • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough	Instances: