The Drovers' Roads of Wales
Author : Fay Godwin
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Cattle trails
ISBN : 9780905483535
The Drovers
Author : Shirley Toulson
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780747806301
Book Description
Before vehicular transport, cattle and other animals were required to walk long distances in vast herds supervised by Drovers. This book describes the animals and outlines the routes they followed.
Compact Wales: on the Trail of the Welsh Drovers
Author : TWM. ELIAS
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2018-05-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781845242824
Book Description
Before the coming of the railways the only method of moving cattle, sheep and even geese to distant markets was to walk them. The drovers were the men who undertook that task; an occupation which required toughness, considerable skill in handling people and animals, and a good business head.
The Hidden Ways
Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1786891026
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland. Down Roman roads tramped by armies, warpaths and pilgrim routes, drove roads and rail roads, turnpikes and sea roads, he traces the arteries through which our nation's lifeblood has flowed in a bid to understand how our history has left its mark upon our landscape. Moffat's travels along the hidden ways reveal not only the searing beauty and magic of the Scottish landscape, but open up a different sort of history, a new way of understanding our past by walking in the footsteps of our ancestors. In retracing the forgotten paths, he charts a powerful, surprising and moving history of Scotland through the unremembered lives who have moved through it.
The Rough Guide to Wales
Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 50,43 MB
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0241206251
Book Description
The eighth edition of the Rough Guide to Wales is the ultimate travel guide to this incredibly varied country, with stunning photography throughout. Whether you want to trek the Pembrokeshire Coast Path or let loose at Green Man festival, have a slap-up meal in foodie Abergavenny or chug through the Snowdonia mountains on the Ffestiniog Railway, you'll find all the practical details and inspiring ideas you'll need. Spanning the length and breadth of Wales, from tiny valley towns to bustling cities, this is the most comprehensive guide to the country. Plan your trip using our colour-coded maps and up-to-date listings on the best places to stay, eat and drink in every corner of Wales. Whether you want detailed background or a quick idea of the highlights of each region, The Rough Guide to Wales has it all. Make the most of your time on EarthTM with The Rough Guide to Wales.
The Old Road
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 1904
Category : England
ISBN :
Book Description
Rhinogydd - Ancient Routes and Old Roads
Author : Jean Napier
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2017-10-25
Category : Mountains
ISBN : 9781845242718
Book Description
Jean Napier presents various aspects of the local history of the Rhinogydd mountains, an area littered with the remains of human habitation dating back centuries. We are led along drovers' routes, old coaching roads, derelict gold mines and ancient tombs, with striking photographs of a magnificent landscape.
When Men and Mountain Meet
Author : Aldwyth Rees Davies
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784617516
Book Description
According to TV's Top Gear, the Black Mountain road (the A4069) between Brynaman and Gwynfe in Wales' Brecon Beacons National Park is, 'Five of the most memorable miles you can drive in any country.' In 2019 this road, with its hairpin bends, dips, twists, climbs and amazing views of the surrounding countryside, celebrates its 200th anniversary. When Men and Mountain Meet tells the story of the construction of the Black Mountain road, giving background information on those responsible for it, the enterprising father and son who shared the same name, John Jones Brynbrain, and the industrialisation and cultural development of Brynaman to the south that came about, in part, due to the road being built. Includes 16-page section of photographs.
The A303
Author : Tom Fort
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0857203274
Book Description
'A nostalgic experience, informative, humorous, charming, but pervaded by the bitter-sweet scent of regret' Daily Mail The A303 is more than a road. It is a story. One of the essential routes of English motoring and the road of choice to the West Country for thousands of holidaymakers, the A303 recalls a time when the journey was an adventure and not simply about getting there. Tom Fort gives voice to the stories this road has to tell, from the bluestones of Stonehenge to Roman roads and drovers paths, to turnpike tollhouses, mad vicars, wicked Earls and solstice seekers, the history, geography and culture of this road tells a story of an English way of life. 'Fort has an eye for the quirky, the absurd, the pompous and a style that, like the road, is always on the move' Sunday Telegraph 'A lovely book...At last someone has celebrated the romance of the British road' Guardian
Writing the Welsh borderlands in Anglo-Saxon England
Author : Lindy Brady
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1526115751
Book Description
This is the first study of the Anglo-Welsh border region in the period before the Norman arrival in England, from the fifth to the twelfth centuries. Its conclusions significantly alter our current picture of Anglo/Welsh relations before the Norman Conquest by overturning the longstanding critical belief that relations between these two peoples during this period were predominately contentious. Writing the Welsh borderlands in Anglo-Saxon England demonstrates that the region which would later become the March of Wales was not a military frontier in Anglo-Saxon England, but a distinctively mixed Anglo-Welsh cultural zone which was depicted as a singular place in contemporary Welsh and Anglo-Saxon texts. This study reveals that the region of the Welsh borderlands was much more culturally coherent, and the impact of the Norman Conquest on it much greater, than has been previously realised.
