Ancient paths

[Dryland]

Does anyone know of any websites on ancient pathways in uk ? I've already found
"Where's the path" but either I'm not using it right or i'ts not showing much info. Are there any other sites  on here?

[Jeff The Wizard]

Does anyone know of any websites on ancient pathways in uk ? I've already found
"Where's the path" but either I'm not using it right or i'ts not showing much info. Are there any other sites  on here?

Hi you little Spud Muffin 
Have you tried the site "You take the high road and I'll take the low road" 

[Dryland]

Ha ha ha Jeff, I'm going to kill you  lol. Have you got rid of the wifes magic wand yet ?

[Svaipa]

What about looking at drovers roads ? Imagine they might be following the ancient tracks.

[Jeff The Wizard]

Ha ha ha Jeff, I'm going to kill you  lol. Have you got rid of the wifes magic wand yet ?

The force has grown to strong within her I think  
Now there is no way the wand can be removed from Mrs Wizards clutches    Until it can be removed, no Gold Ring or other shiny stuff is safe  

[dances with badgers]

lol  . im going to put lead in her wellies jeffers that should slow her down a bit

[Jeff The Wizard]

Alas Master Badger, The Force is far to strong for the old lead in wellies trick 
Afraid best I can hope for is quick setting mud at low tide 

[Mrs Wizard]

I have just got back from shopping and I wondered why Jeff had locked himself in the bathroom, now I see why. LOL

[Dryland]

 

[alun]

Difficult one lamp shady. The only place I have come across ancient footpath info is in old library maps in the archives.
You got me searching for them now lol. Good luck buddy, let me know how you get on

[Chef Geoff]

Not sure what you mean? tracks as in roads or footpaths as in more local? Many tracks are thought to be still being used with most if not all Roman roads following the course of older Neolithic "ways" with local roads honouring the course of older routes, as Svaipa has said the Drovers tracks are in the main old but how used by these were by the general populace is debatable as they're designed to avoid built up areas.
As for footpaths then once again the majority of those still in existence are based on time honoured ones, many of those that have lapsed are gone forever but as they, 99% of the time, follow the shortest most direct route, a map and a rule can give you some good approximations of old footpaths especially between churches (highest visible point)

[Dryland]

Great idea Geoff I never thought of the measuring idea. What brought it to mind was, two rallies
ago on speaking with the farmer, he pointed out a couple of places where there were once
footpaths  across his fields, now long gone.I just wondered if there was a website showing old maps and where these footpaths could be found on local farms and possibly useful for rallies.

[Val Beechey]

Depends what you call ancient Dylan.  Ordnance Survey do a good selection of 1800's maps of most areas which show all the old tracks and buildings.  
They're in the 'Old Series' reproduced from the Cassini collection to match the Landranger series. I bought one for my area and it's very informative.

As far as foot paths are concerned, I haven't seen anything published. As Alun said, could be the an Archive job.

Val

[Dryland]

Thanks Val and Alun, I suppose now I'll have to buy myself a musical instrument and search
through the yellow pages ,that will give me information on music teachers, who will charge me at least £10 per hour for music lessons, so that Iwill be able to catch a bus to Pontypridd, as it's to
expensive to park my van in the local car park,[ i.e. £1 per hour, ] Then i'll have to catch a train to Cardiff and find myself a nice busy spot where I can start busking, to earn enough money so that I
will be able to afford to buy the maps.  

 P.S.   I forgot about the cost of buying a dog to keep me company while I'm busking and the cost
of feeding it, Oh and then there's the vet bills for the spaying [dog not me].

[Val Beechey]

You could try this link Dylan.  (If it works)   Takes a bit of twiddling but it's all there, including some old paths.

http://visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/results.jsp?xCenter=3016027.88557&yCenter=2883841.20712&scale=63360&mapLayer=nineteenth&subLayer=first_edition&title=Ordnance%20Survey%20and%20Ordnance%20Survey%20of%20Scotland%20First%20Series

p.s. you can grab and drag to where you want and zoom in.