The Heelstone ( 5 ), a Tertiary sandstone, may also have been erected outside the north-eastern entrance during this period.

Two, or possibly three, large portal stones were set up just inside the north-eastern entrance, of which only one, the fallen Slaughter Stone ( 4 ), long, now remains.

They were fortified by Gondorians to serve as their north-eastern defence, with the watchtowers built on the hills of Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw on opposite banks of the river, and the Gates of Argonath constructed at the northern entrance into the straits of Anduin as a warning to trespassers.

During the 10th century, an entrance was pierced through the north-eastern wall, some way above the external ground level, and steps from the north and from the east were built up to it ( one set of steps for entering, the other for leaving ).

Most of the original building was destroyed by Ottoman artillery, although the door of the main entrance still belongs to the 14th century Lusignan building, whilst remains of a later Renaissance phase can be seen at the north-eastern side of the monument.

The park's north-eastern entrance, connects to Castle Junction in Banff National Park and the Trans-Canada Highway via Vermillion Pass, a mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta / British Columbia border, at an elevation of 1, 651 metres ( 5, 416 ').

Mutzig is a commune located at the entrance of the Bruche River Valley, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace, in north-eastern France.

The bargaining sides agreed to an exchange of land areas ; an artillery base, Ino, located in the Karelian Isthmus, was transferred to Russia, while Finland received Petsamo in north-eastern Lapland.

The medieval knight was usually a mounted and armoured soldier, often connected with nobility or royalty, although ( especially in north-eastern Europe ) knights could also come from the lower classes, and could even be unfree persons.

Potential vampires were most often staked through the heart, though the mouth was targeted in Russia and northern Germany and the stomach in north-eastern Serbia.

Maximilian's power was very limited ; it was inability rather than unwillingness that prevented him from yielding to the entreaties of Pope Pius V to join in an attack on the Turks both before and after the victory of Lepanto in 1571 ; and he remained inert while the authority of the empire in north-eastern Europe was threatened.

* The Trust Territory of New Guinea ( Australia ): The north-eastern section of this island had been a League of Nations mandate, the south-eastern section had been Australian before World War I ; after World War II, the two were combined into a unified entity for administrative purposes, although the legal distinction between the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea was maintained.

The Army Museum in Białystok () was established in September 1968 as a branch of the Podlaskie Museum to house the research and collections of many people connected with military history of north-eastern Poland.

It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France.

This was followed in 1978 by the first Australian Opera country tour with orchestra to north-eastern New South Wales ( Don Pasquale with the Queensland Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Tintner ).

Zoutpansberg was the north-eastern division of the Transvaal, South Africa.

Trabzon became the capital of the Vilayet of Trebizond, that was a vilayet of the north-eastern part of the Ottoman Empire.

However afterwards, Arnor became subject to attacks from the north-eastern kingdom of Angmar, a kingdom that was ruled by the Witch-king, leader of the Nazgûl.

In the year 455 the Siege was broken by Morgoth in the Battle of Sudden Flame, in which the north-eastern Elvish realms were conquered.

The north-eastern sortie through St. Martin's Gate was commanded by the Duke of Hamilton and attacked the Parliamentary lines at Perry Wood.

Carantania, also known as Carentania (,, in Old Slavic ) was a Slavic principality that emerged in the second half of the 7th century, in the territory of present-day southern Austria and north-eastern Slovenia.

It was the starting-point of several important roads leading to the north-eastern portion of the empire — the road ( Via Iulia Augusta ) by Iulium Carnicum to Veldidena ( mod.

According to Julius von Payer, one of the leaders, the journey was to find the north-eastern passage.

The most famous temple of Asclepius was at Epidaurus in north-eastern Peloponnese.

Problems began as soon as lines began to meet and, in much of the north-eastern United States, standard gauge was adopted.

Hillsborough is home to Duke Gardens and Duke Farms, a estate in the north-eastern quadrant of the town that was originally owned by tobacco and electric energy tycoon James " Buck " Duke and then passed down to daughter Doris Duke, and is now one of the few remaining " preserved " natural areas in Hillsborough Township.

Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police Service, was originally located in Great Scotland Yard off the north-eastern end Whitehall, but was relocated to New Scotland Yard on Victoria Embankment in 1890.

In August 1933 a motorcyclist named Arthur Grant claimed to have nearly hit the creature while approaching Abriachan on the north-eastern shore, at about 1 a. m. on a moonlit night.

The Orphic religion, which taught reincarnation, first appeared in Thrace in north-eastern Greece and Bulgaria, about the 6th century BC, organized itself into mystery schools at Eleusis and elsewhere, and produced a copious literature.

One reason for this is that the peoples living in north-eastern Europe at the time were illiterate.

The western campaign, if successful, would provide Germany with the ore fields of north-eastern France, as well as a more favorable geographic position, without putting Germany's surface fleet at risk.

The Umbri probably sprang, like neighbouring tribes, from the creators of the Terramara, and Villanovan culture in northern and central Italy, who entered north-eastern Italy at the beginning of the Bronze Age.

* The Spartan King Cleomenes III captures Mantineia and defeats the Achaean League under Aratus of Sicyon at Hecatombaeum, near Dyme in north-eastern Elis.

It intensified again in the mid-2011 and is predicted to last at least until early 2012 This La Niña, combined with record-high ocean temperatures in the north-eastern Indian Ocean, has been a large factor in the 2010 – 2011 Queensland floods, and the quartet of recent heavy snowstorms in North America starting with the December 2010 North American blizzard.

Vicenza, a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione.

It is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports populations of the Flame Robin and of at least ten Tasmanian endemic bird species, for which it is a representative protected area in north-eastern Tasmania.

The neighborhood Burtons Bridge is located at the north-eastern side of Crystal Lake.

The second Green Line of the Dubai Metro will pass at the Airport Free Zone, and will serve the airport's north-eastern area with the Terminal 2 from mid-2011.

1300 the kingdom of Angmar appeared at Arthedain's north-eastern border.

The most famous temple of Asclepius was at Epidaurus in north-eastern Peloponnese.

The strait stretches in a roughly north-east / south-west orientation, with a minimum width of at its north-eastern end between Cape Tua on Sumatra and Cape Pujat on Java.

His plan therefore was to land five thousand French troops at Dundee, where they might reach the north-eastern passes of the Highlands in a days march, and be in a position to divert the British troops till the Highlands should have time to rise.

Kumārajīva left Kashgar with Jīva at age 12, and traveled to Turpan, the north-eastern limit of the kingdom of Kucha, which was home to more than 10, 000 monks.

It was funded by Czechoslovakia's central authorities ( as were all films under the supervision of local Communist Party ), produced at the Barrandov Film Studio in Prague, and filmed with a Slovak cast on location at the town of Sabinov in north-eastern Slovakia and on the Barrandov sound stage.

The Village Naturiste is a large fenced-off part at the north-eastern edge of Cap d ' Agde, although it is accessible along the public beach from the east.

The United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial stands at the north-eastern end of the 1914-1918 Plot.

The north-eastern area of Bastille is busy at night due to many cafés, bars, night clubs, and concert halls.