Built soon after the refounding of
Erebor in
III 2590; destroyed by
Smaug in
III 2770; rebuilt by
Bard in
III 2941 - III 2944; extant into the
Fourth Age
In the valley of the
Running River, on the southern side of the
Lonely Mountain. In the decades after the refounding of
Erebor, Dale's power extended further to the east and south of the
Mountain.