OneGuyFromBarlick

Thanks for reminding me. "Cold Harbour" crops up along routes too; I think I first read about that in a book on Roman roads. The Galloway Gate (which sparked my interest as I live on it) was both a drove road and a pack route. Lambert in "Transect Through Time" suggested the two ...

Ta muchly, Stanley. It was your Packhorse articles that brought me to the site.

Thanks for that. Galloway (Gallower, Gall or Gal) became a generic term (like "Hoover" for vacuum cleaner) for any pony between 13 and 14 hands, though originally describing the ponies of southwest Scotland. Because they were extensively crossed to get larger animals, the original small to...

Currently researching packhorses, pack routes, pack men, and social conditions; any fresh data and sources welcome from Roman times onwards. (I already know about Stanley's contributions here )

Mainly interested in Cumbria but anything is welcome that sheds light on the topic.

HOOFPRINTS IN EDEN - history of the Fell pony breed as told by the breeders in 2004/5. Lots of oral and social history in Cumbria, possibly some relevant to transport and farming in other hill areas of northern England. Hayloft Publishing, 2005, £17.00 & p&p. ISBN 978-1-9045243-4-2 COACHMAN ...