Bankling

Bankling was a village on the southern side of a stone bridge over the Fairwater opposite to Waterbury, providing access to the Great East Road for the miners of the Hills of Scary. Bankling dated back to the days of Elendil the Tall. A crumbling, low-built keep away from the river had once been the home of an Arthadan knight. Up until TA 1625 an Arthadan reeve had dwelt here, but the Lord Protector dissolved the position after the Dark Plague and granted its supporting lands to the Shire Moot.Further Hobbit settlement in the area had left Bankling isolated.