Castle Hill New Zealand Lord Of The Rings

Edoras the one wiki to rule them all the dalai lama called these nz boulders from the lotr straight to narnia a day castle hill rocks kura tawhiti new.

Castle hill new zealand lord of the rings.

Lord of the rings locations in the north island. Discover the lord of rings filming locations tourism new zealand. And walking around those giant rock formation is so much fun. Kura tawhiti conservation area is approximately 50 km from arthur s pass towards christchurch.

One of the most popular film locations in new zealand is found in matamata. Located on the arthur s pass drive the castle hill rocks new zealand are one of the many amazing geological wonders of the country and one of my favorites. This large tussock covered basin has several large fields of limestone boulders the most well visited area being the kura tawhiti conservation area. From the towering mount doom in mordor to the dreamy hobbiton in the shire new zealand s otherworldly landscapes brought the movies to life.

Filming locations spanned more than 150 locations in both the north and the south islands. Below is my guide to help you plan your visit. November 19 2018november 19 2018tarmiji. It was given the name of castle hill due to the limestone boulder formations resembling a run down medieval stone castle though of course there have never been any castles over here.

Castle hill is located next to arthur s pass and just about 90 km from christchurch on the state highway 73. In the waimakariri basin about an 80 minute drive towards the mountains on sh73 from. Castle hill where hundreds of weathered limestone tors erupt from golden the tussocky canterbury hills. Gollum catches a fish.

It is a place of natural historical and cultural value. Lord of the rings castle hill. They based on estimates from doc staff and coordinates from the lord of the rings location guide extended edition by ian brodie harpercollins isbn 1 86950 530 1.