376 WILD WHITE CATTLE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Forest of Athole. — From the remains of the ancient wild cattle 

 still existing here, Lord Glenlyon formed a wild herd towards 

 the beginning of this century, which was eventually removed to 



Taymouth — the Marquis of Breadalbane's — and 



Dalkeith — the Duke of Buccleuch's. — Both these herds are now 

 extinct ; but from these two in part descends the semi-wild 

 herd at 



Kilmory House (County of Argyll). — It is the property of Sir John 

 Powlett Orde, Bart. This herd still exists. 



*#* The Cadzow Park {Hamilton) and the Kilmory herds are 

 the only two now existing in Scotland. 



In England. 



Dunsmore Heath (in "Warwickshire). — A celebrated wild cow is 



said to have been slain here between the years 925 and 941 ; 



and here, even from Saxon times, " a white bull with red ears 



and a red nose " has been imposed as a forfeiture for non-paj 7 - 



ment of certain dues. 

 The Southern Forests, in the time of King Cnut, contained 



" Bubali," or wild bulls— that is, from 1017 to 1035. 

 The Chiltern Forests (Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Mid- 

 dlesex), in the time of Edward the Confessor — from a.d. 1041 to 



a.d. 1066 — contained wild bulls. 

 Enfield Chase, then extending up to the gates of London, in the 



year 1174 contained wild bulls " in great abundance." 

 Knaresborough Forest (Yorkshire), about the year 1200, had its 



" fierce wild " cows. 

 Chillingham Castle (Northumberland) has in its park a fine herd 



of these cattle, certainly several hundred years old, and probably 



much older. 

 Chatton, adjoining Chillingham, imparked by King Edward I. in 



1291 or 1292, contained "wild animals," presumably the same 



as those at Chillingham. 

 Naworth Castle (Cumberland) had wild cattle on its extensive 



moors in ancient times. 

 Chartley Park (Staffordshire) was, it is believed, enclosed about 



the year 1248, and the wild cattle, deer, wild boars, and other 



wild animals, were then driven into it out of Needwood Forest, 



