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Drovers' road

Drover's Road near Latteridge, South Gloucestershire, England.
A section of drover's road at Cotkerse near Blairlogie, Scotland

A drovers' road, drove road, droveway, or simply a drove, is a route for droving livestock on foot from one place to another, such as to market or between summer and winter pasture (see transhumance).[1] Many drovers' roads were ancient routes of unknown age; others are known to date back to medieval or more recent times.[2]

  1. ^ K.J. Bonser, "The Drovers", London, 1970
  2. ^ See http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/

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