Damn... well I've not got my books near. But I hadn't considered that, it seems about right. The last stand of the Dwarves was made in Mazarbul alright; who would carry the book there? And all the dead bones? Anyway, it is written on the pages.
But the West-end gate probably did have a dwelling that was overrun first, led by Oin. Destroyed by Orc armies issuing from the three tunnels, perhaps. Good thinking.
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