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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
Is it the stones on the path up to Dunharrow? The Púkel-men, who were probably placed by the Woses/Druedain; both they and 'their [ie, the makers'] children' guard ways away from death, in that the two roads taken from Rohan to Minas Tirith were through the Druadan Forest and the Paths of the Dead.
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Exactly! It is the Pukel-men in Dunharrow. The description is based on the passage when Merry sees them, and a bit of info about the Druedain near Amon Din.
I was thinking that the statues point the way into the haven/fortress/survival place of Rohan while the living Druedain show the Rohirrim a road that avoids death at the hands of the army guarding the main road. But your explanation works as well.
Over to you!