Oak Tree in the College Valley, Northumberland National Park

Drovers Project Interpretation: Archaeological Research

The Drovers Project let a contract to archaeological researchers to research the historical and archaeological evidence for droving within Northumberland National Park. This archaeological research was completed, incorporating an oral history element, and the final report 'Droving in Northumberland National Park: An Historical and Archaeological Background 2005' is now available to download – please see below.

Printed copies were sent to local libraries and local history groups.

PDF document Broadband - High quality version of the report (PDF format, 8mb)

PDF document Dial-up connection - Reduced quality version of the report (PDF format, 1.2mb)

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Also see Harry Beamish's article, 'Evidence for Droving on the Wallington Estate'

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