Amon Roch

Amon Roch,  was a fortress, which was about 5 miles from Beldwin in Calenardhons Westmarch. The castle  was  built  by the ancestors of lord Negolos, who ruled it in about T.A. 1640, many years ago, but it wasn’t built all at once.The  section  built  into  the  mountain was originally the clan hold of an ancient Daen Coentis  clan  that  abandoned it  when  they moved  to  Dunfearan  in  the  last  years  of  the Second Age. Negolos’s ancestors were pioneers in the region and fortified the hold. Over the years, the exterior walls and towers were built with the last section (the walls and towers that flank the entrance) being built 500 years ago. The fortress’ location in the small group of hills  out  away  from  the  mountains  offers great protection, but allows quick access to the surrounding  flatlands. With this  in  mind  a large stable was built into the fortress, allowing the cavalry stationed  there  to  deploy  quickly. This tactic was used successfully throughout the history of the fortress, even into the War of the Ring.