hobbit house

Round-doored home

A hobbit house is a dwelling built into a hillside or designed to look like the earth-sheltered homes of hobbits from J.R.R.

Tolkien's Middle-earth.

These structures typically feature round doors, grass-covered roofs, and integration with the surrounding landscape: They built a hobbit house into the slope behind their property.

The term appears in sustainable architecture and fan tourism contexts alike.

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hill · rolling hills · Tolkien · green roof · pantry · fireplace · earthen · snug · Middle-earth · garden · hearth · stone · rustic · barrel · ale · second breakfast · Bilbo · mushrooms

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architectural scale and grandeur

hobbit housecastle

Fortified medieval residence

palace · fortress · citadel · mansion · tower

relationship to landscape

hobbit housetower

Tall slender edifice

skyscraper · high-rise · spire · glass tower · monolith

cultural/fantasy association

hobbit housedark tower

Sinister fortified structure

dragon's lair · evil lair · haunted castle

Family

hobbit, hobbits, house, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housekeeping, household

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G