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Taking the Drovers Road

 

I received this e-mail in October 2006. If anyone can enlighten me, please let me know.

 

I bought an old Inn in Hampshire called the Leckford Hutt. I believe the drovers from Wales used to stop at night. I have now information at all. I love History. I want my clients (it's now a French restaurant) to share the stories and facts. I believe drovers used to leave coins at the Inn to feed their sheepdogs on the way as they travelled by coaches back to the farms without their dogs who trotted back alone? If you can help, I would be really grateful
Germain Marquis

 

dylife-gorge.jpg (29627 bytes) There is a tiny mountain road which branches off the B4518 (Staylittle Road) which climbs to over 500 metres above sea level before descending to Machynlleth via a giddy, winding road. This is Dylife Gorge seen off to the right as one ascends. farm.jpg (33131 bytes) Another minor road, the B4343 takes one towards Tregaron through Pontrhydfendigaid. Quite. Nice farmhouse in idyllic setting.
Hard rock and soft wool. Lamb no. 12 million. Hardly a limited edition.

 

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Further along, there are no houses, cars, farms or people. Just dramatic moorland scenery, Buzzards and Red Kites and a few sheep. I don't know what the little green hut is for, though.

 

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Miles from anywhere, a road junction and a phone box. Mobiles don't work here.

May has been wet hereabouts, the streams are full.

I assume these are some kind of rocks gleaming in the sunshine.

 

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Quite a contrast to the M25, n'est pas?

 

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moor-5.jpg (46695 bytes) A quiet enough road for me to leave the car for a few minutes to take it's picture. Dramatic changes in the weather produce 'steam' from the recently drenched road.
This, I believe, is the River Towy. Must be near its source.

 

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 Pembrokeshire Machynlleth Drovers Road Strumble Head Llanidloes et al Newquay