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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kerry Ridgeway - Ancient Trackway in Wales in Powys

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 05 September 2006  Page Views: 16094

Multi-periodSite Name: Kerry Ridgeway
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.8 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Kerry, Bishops Castl
Map Ref: SO108846
Latitude: 52.452046N  Longitude: 3.314015W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Kerry Ridgeway
Kerry Ridgeway submitted by TimPrevett : The Kerry Ridgeway, just west of the Kerry Hill stone circle, looking westward. See main entry for more details. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Trackway in Powys and Shropshire. One of the oldest roads in Wales, the 15-mile Kerry Ridgeway in Powys was once the main route to London. The 2,000-year-old drovers' route has received a facelift in an attempt to attract more walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Linking footpaths and bridleways have been improved, while two car parks have been built, signs erected and a new guidebook published.

Drovers used it to shepherd sheep, cattle and geese to markets in England.

Linking the Powys village of Kerry, near Newtown, and the Shropshire town of Bishops Castle, the ridgeway is a regional trail and open to walkers, horse riders and cyclists.

Last used regularly by drovers some 150 years ago, the ancient highway forges a track through airy heather moors, cool woodlands and breezy bilberry-rich heaths.

Source: BBC News
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO1084 : Cider House by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2015(licence)
SO1084 : Obstruction, Kerry Ridgeway by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SO1084 : B4355, Cider House by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2015(licence)
SO1084 : Start of the Kerry Ridgeway by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2010(licence)
SO1184 : B4355 near Ciderhouse Wood by Richard Law
by Richard Law
©2022(licence)

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Re: Kerry Ridgeway by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 05 September 2006
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New guidebook is good, and easy to use. Bilingual (of course), and details of places to purchase are HERE. Bought mine in Llandrindod Wells TIC couple weels ago. Look forward to using it in the coming months!
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Re: Kerry Ridgeway by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 05 September 2006
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SO108846 is what you'll be wanting for the Welsh end. Cheers, Tim.
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