Some elements of the Shire seem similar to Scotland, but certainly not Glasgow. Having lived just outside it for 16 years, I think I can safely say that!
Didn't Billy Boyd say that he felt hobbits were similar to Scots?
At the time when Tolkien wrote LOTR Scotland was perhaps a little bit more rural, but it was still developing in terms of cities and tower blocks...yet the Shire was meant to retain its idyllic setting and not get ruined...and although the Scouring happened everything was set to rights afterwards.
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