Tir Anduin


 * Type: Castle and Town.
 * Inhabit.mis: 90% Gondorian, 10% Northman.
 * Population:2.500.
 * Origins:Settled by Gondorians circa T.A.1402;granted royal charter in T.A. 1560.
 * Purpose: Northernmost significant Gondorian trading outpost; location of a ferry across the Anduin ;watch station on the Wold.
 * Symbol: A Leaping River Trout.

The ferry of 'Tir Anduin and the nearby ford at the Undeeps were the safest crossings of the Anduin between Osgiliath and the Old Ford. Gondor committed a sizable garrison to keep the crossings open and extracted a hefty toll for the security they provided.