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Black arches and stairs at Wingate...what could they be? - Lord of the Rings news - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

October 10, 2000 at 03:24:01

With location filming set to wrap up by November 1, there isn't much left for fan sites to guess at concerning what is being filmed. But the construction at the Wingate set seems to be for a major scene in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies.

In their latest spy report, TheOneRing.Net describes a wall with arches and "bits of wall, stair, arches, etc." which are black.

Black masonry seems to be associated with evil in these films. Isengard was black (well, okay, Orthanc is black in the literary story as well). The set may be intended for use in Cirith Ungol, or possibly either the Morannon or Barad-dur. Another possibility is Minas Morgul.

However, judging by the literary story, and the fact that Sean Astin was eagerly anticipating the scene with Shelob earlier this year, our best guess is that Wingate represents Cirith Ungol.