Drovers' sign post

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Drovers' sign post by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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Drovers' sign post

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 1 Apr 2007

Scots pines were used to mark drovers' routes and stances. While these trees are probably too young, they may have been planted to tradition replacing a previous tree. This crossroads, on the edge of Lyonshall is on the road to Worcester and would have been a busy route with cattle being driven from Wales to Worcester and beyond. The habit of planting pines on hill tops may also have had a navigation function, although in recent years many such clumps have been lost to the wind or forestry.

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