‘Short cuts make long delays,’ argued Pippin. ‘The country is rough round here, and there are bogs and all kinds of difficulties down in the Marish – I know the land in these parts.'
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1), Chapter 4
The Marish is a farmland in the Eastfarthing between the villages of Stock and Rushey. A partially reclaimed marshland, it is very fertile yet difficult to traverse. A high banked causeway allows for safe passage through the area.