▁is ▁the ▁occas ional ▁dog - leg ▁turn ▁in ▁the ▁road , ▁which ▁provided ▁cover ▁for ▁animals ▁and ▁men ▁in ▁severe ▁rain ▁or ▁snow . ▁Some ▁dro vers ' ▁roads ▁crossed ▁mountains . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁so - called ▁Roman ▁Ste ps ▁in ▁the ▁Rh in ogy dd ▁in ▁Wales ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁drove ▁road . ▁ ▁Dro vers ▁▁ ▁Dro vers ▁( th ose ▁dro ving ▁or ▁driving ▁liv est ock ) ▁accompanied ▁their ▁liv est ock ▁either ▁on ▁foot ▁or ▁on ▁horse back , ▁trav elling ▁substantial ▁distances . ▁▁ ▁R ural ▁England , ▁Wales ▁and ▁Scotland ▁are ▁crossed ▁by ▁numerous ▁drove ▁roads ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁this ▁trade , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁tracks , ▁and ▁some ▁lost ▁altogether . ▁The ▁word ▁" dro ver " ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁those ▁engaged ▁in ▁long ▁distance ▁trade ▁– ▁distances ▁which ▁could ▁cover ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁Britain ▁or ▁other ▁world ▁regions ▁where ▁dro ving ▁was ▁used ▁– ▁while ▁" driver " ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁those ▁taking ▁cattle ▁to ▁local ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Dro vers ▁used ▁dogs ▁to ▁help ▁control ▁the ▁stock , ▁and ▁these ▁would ▁sometimes ▁be ▁sent ▁home ▁alone ▁after ▁a ▁drove , ▁ret rac ing ▁their ▁out ward ▁route ▁and ▁stopping ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁places ; ▁the ▁dro ver ▁would ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁food ▁in ▁advance ▁on ▁the ▁out ward ▁journey . ▁ ▁Cont rolling ▁her ds ▁of ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁hundred ▁animals ▁on ▁narrow ▁roads , ▁keeping ▁them ▁health