But even as he spoke he turned his glance eastwards, and he saw that on that side the hills were higher and looked down upon them; and all those hills were crowned with green mounds, and on some were standing stones, pointing upwards like jagged teeth out of green gums. J. J. Tolkien, “Lord Of The Rings - Fellowship Of The Ring”, chapter 8.
1998, Ring Of Brodgar, Mainland Of Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sometimes you can take a photo which suits perfectly to the places from your favourite books. Camera: Zenit ET (scanned from the print).
Interesting to see this link made. I have been walking Middle-earth in Orkney these past 6 or 7 years and generally walk on the west side of any standing stones- and there are lots of them!
The Kitchener Tower on the cliffs at Marwick is one of my favourite places- but because I think of the White Towers on the downs north and west of the Shire.