Ondosto

Ondosto
   A place in the Forostar (Northlands) of Númenor, probably particularly associated with the stone-quarries of the region (Quenya ondo 'stone').
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   The chief city of the Forostar.
   A city in the southern parts of the Forostar on the island of Númenor, on the road that ran westward out of Arandor to Andúnië. Its name seems to mean 'stone fortress'.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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