The Hobbit-style House Built in 1984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuart Grant, a retired octogenarian woodworker in Tomich – a village in the Scottish Highlands at the western end of Strathglass, approximately 30 miles from Inverness, Scotland – moved into a small cottage he bought as a wreck with no roof and no doors in 1984, while he was renovating a house. 

 

But he found it so satisfying doing DIY on the quirky outbuilding which dated back 200 years, that he decided to make it his home – and which is now popularly referred to as the “Hobbit House”.

 

Just so you know, Hobbits or Halflings are the creation of author JRR Tolkien for his books “The Hobbit” (1937) and “The Lord of The Rings”, initially published in three parts as “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1954), “The Two Towers” (1955), and “The Return of the King” (1955). 

 

In fact, Grant had never read the iconic works, nor seen the Peter Jackson-directed films inspired by those novels – yet he somehow accurately replicated his abode in a style reminiscent of this "mortal race almost certainly related to Men, though their origins are unknown. Their most distinguishing feature was their short stature; even the tallest Hobbits rarely exceeded four feet in height". 

 

[Additional info: The LOTR movies came out first – starting with “The Fellowship of the Ring”, which premiered on December 10, 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, UK, followed by “The Two Towers” in 2002, and “The Return of the King” in 2003. 

 

And The Hobbit trilogy – led by “An Unexpected Journey” (2012), “The Desolation of Smaug” (2013), and “The Battle of the Five Armies” (2014) – which is not only based on the 1937 novel but large portions are inspired by the appendices to "The Return of the King", which expand on the story told in "The Hobbit", as well as new material and characters written especially for the films]. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday, Celtic showed no signs of letting up in the Scottish Premiership title race as they brushed aside Livingston 3-0 in a one-sided Parkhead encounter. 

 

In the twenty-ninth minute, Greg Taylor breached a resolute Livi defence with a thunderous drive and three minutes later Daizen Maeda rather fortuitously added a second. Kyogo Furuhashi then made it three in first half injury time, latching on to Matt O'Riley's long ball to rifle home after a driving run.