Ancient Trackways

Have you ever walked along a path and wondered who has walked it before you, or how and why it was made? Roads, paths, and trackways are a very ancient feature of the landscape. Sometimes they are made deliberately, and sometimes they were created by thousands of feet following the shortest and driest route from one place to another.

This book explores ancient trackways from the Neolithic trackways to Roman roads, drove roads, crossroads, holloways, pilgrimage routes, green pathways, ley-lines, and the use of paths and roads for protest and performance. It gives examples of each type of road or path, folklore and stories relating to them, and how to connect with them and explore them.