Monument record MDO51462 - Medieval drove road, Hermitage, Minterne Magna

A probable medieval drove road is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888, named as Hartley Street. The features is visible on aerial photographs and satellite imagery. A metalled lane to Hartley Farm now runs along the drove road, its historic boundaries still largely extant. Hartley Street joins with Brockham Lane to the west, another section of drove road.

A probable medieval drove road is shown on the OS Epoch 1 6" to the mile map published in 1888, named as Hartley Street. The features is visible on aerial photographs and satellite imagery. A metalled lane to Hartley Farm now runs along the drove road, its historic boundaries still largely extant. Hartley Street joins with Brockham Lane to the west, another section of drove road (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 4:42PM