Cirith Ungol () is a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. The name is Sindarin for Spider's Cleft, or Pass of the Spider; it is the pass through the western mountains of Mordor and the only way towards the land from the West. It was guarded by the Tower of Cirith Ungol, built by the Men of Gondor after the War of the Last Alliance. Its principal purpose was to defend Ithilien and Minas Ithil (later known as Minas Morgul) from attacks from Sauron's remaining servants. For that reason its two bastions were directed to the north and southeast. It also served to stop Sauron's servants from deserting Mordor. Gondor occupied the fortress probably until 1636 T.A. when the Great Plague killed large parts of Gondor's population. After the Plague Gondor never again occupied Cirith Ungol and evil was allowed to return to Mordor.The fortress was associated with the mount

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