Monument record MDO51460 - Medieval drove road, Hermitage

A probable medieval drove road is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888, named as Clay Street and Brockham Lane. The features is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and lidar imagery. Satellite imagery shows the western end of Brockham Lane still survives, the south side of the remainder of Brockham Lane and the west side of Clay Street survives as historic field boundaries.

A probable medieval drove road is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888, named as Clay Street and Brockham Lane. The features is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and lidar imagery. Satellite imagery shows the western end of Brockham Lane still survives, the south side of the remainder of Brockham Lane and the west side of Clay Street survives as historic field boundaries (EA 2022; OS 1888; RAF 1947; DC 1972; GE 2025).

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, Dorset Sheet XII.NW published 1888 (Map). SDO17338.

Google Earth, 16-04-2025, Google Earth Imagery 2025 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21533.

Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.

Royal Air Force, xx-xxx-1947, RAF VAP 1974-2051 (Aerial Photograph). SDO22018.

Dorset Council, xx-xxx-1972, VAP 432/119 (Aerial Photograph). SDO22020.

Record last edited

Oct 21 2026 4:21PM