White pillar
The white pillar was a monument erected upon the highest hill of the headland overlooking Umbar. This great pillar was white with a crystal globe at its peak.
The white pillar was a monument erected upon the highest hill of the headland overlooking Umbar . This great pillar was white with a crystal globe at its peak. The globe absorbed the rays of the Sun or the Moon and shone like a star. In clear weather, this star-like glow could be seen far out to sea and even upon the south coasts of Gondor .