▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : T amil - language ▁literature ▁Category : S ha iva ▁texts ▁Category : H ym ns ▁Category : S ang am ▁literature ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁po ems <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁dro vers ' ▁road , ▁drove ▁[ road ] ▁or ▁drove way ▁is ▁a ▁route ▁for ▁dro ving ▁liv est ock ▁on ▁foot ▁from ▁one ▁place ▁to ▁another , ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁market ▁or ▁between ▁summer ▁and ▁winter ▁past ure ▁( see ▁trans hum ance ). ▁ ▁Many ▁dro vers ' ▁roads ▁were ▁ancient ▁routes ▁of ▁unknown ▁age ; ▁others ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁medieval ▁or ▁more ▁recent ▁times . ▁ ▁Description ▁Dro vers ' ▁roads ▁are ▁often ▁wider ▁than ▁other ▁roads , ▁able ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁large ▁her ds ▁or ▁f lock s . ▁ ▁Pack hor se ▁ways ▁were ▁quite ▁narrow ▁as ▁the ▁horses ▁moved ▁in ▁single ▁file , ▁whereas ▁drove ▁roads ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁ ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁wide . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁where ▁many ▁original ▁dro vers ' ▁roads ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁single ▁carriage way ▁met alled ▁roads , ▁unus ually ▁wide ▁ver ges ▁often ▁give ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁road ' s ▁origin . ▁In ▁Wales , ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁many ▁drove ways , ▁dro vers ' ▁roads ▁are ▁often ▁recogn is able ▁by ▁being ▁deeply ▁set ▁into ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁with ▁high ▁earth ▁walls ▁or ▁h ed ges . ▁The ▁most ▁characteristic ▁feature ▁of ▁these ▁roads