Tol Marol

Breckisle, or 'Tol Britha (S. “Sandy Island“), was a sandy and gravelly flat, poorly-covered land with strange, rounded, long dunes (s."britheiyd"). Tough grasses and prickly shrubs grew on the low-lying areas, while on the dunes the grass was broader and thicker, a greenish-purple, and other plants ﬂourished such as cottongrass, goatsbeard, greenweed, bilberry and even some wizened alders. There were some semi-wild sheep, a few snakes and lizards, and small rodents. No people lived here. Occasionally there were patches of treacherous quicksand in depressions; during the day. these were easily reconized and avoided as they were covered with lusher plants.Set between the ﬁrst divided channels of the Onodló, The isle was frequently ﬂooded (but only shallowly) and years of alluvial deposits had produced dune-banks l0‘-30‘ high stretching sometimes for miles. One of these britheiyd overlooked the Nog Mennin and in a concealed fold smugglers had delved a couple of dry caves. One already existed, a legacy of the Stoors who had once lived on Breckisle.

The breckland of Tol Britha was fairly ﬂat "open uninhabited" terrain, but there was a danger of encountering patches of quicksand. Also, this is uninhabited land. Within the Midden (Medinnen) the terrain was "Rough", in parts, especially between the Nog Mennin and the Onodló, and overgrown, the best way to get around was in boats.