Sunday, 22 January 2017

Hobbit Hole

At first glance, you think you’re looking at a set from the Lord of the Rings. It’s certainly not something that you’d expect to find on a cliff in Staffordshire, and we didn’t see any signs of the little people. They probably heard us and ran away into the woods. But what could this be used for? Is it an actual entrance? Or is it an air raid shelter camouflaged from above hence the green door? There’s certainly enough foliage around. Or is it merely the coal scullery for those cold winter nights? It’s odd that there’s some sort of crazy paving pathway leading up to its door; yet it’s not quite wide enough for a path. Maybe it was designed for a wheelbarrow. Or perhaps the hobbits themselves actually dwelled here, and some of them felt posh. Maybe it’s the hobbit equivalent of having a red carpet outside your castle. Just don’t set foot off the grass; for there be dragons.

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