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average weight is from 35 to 45 stones of 14 pounds. The 

 bull shot by the Prince of Wales in October last weighed sixty 

 stones, and the horns on that animal seemed small in propor- 

 tion to the bulk of the animal, from the fact that the horns 

 of both deer and cattle grow smaller as age advances. I 

 omitted to mention that the horns of the cattle are black, 

 with white tips, and pointed upwards. In the winter season 

 the cattle become much tamer, and are fed with hay and 

 turnips in inclement weather. In a storm they betake them- 

 selves to Kobin Hood's bog, which is the traditional site of 

 the first of the race. The " Yeaxes Wood," which lies below 

 Hepburn Tower, and " My Lord's Wood," are distinctive 

 names applied to particular woodlands. In " Hart Wood," 

 below Rass Castle, is the heronry. Some of the birds we 

 saw ; and they begin to breed early at that place. From 

 " Charley's Knoll," where there is a sandstone quarry, a path 

 led down into a dell, with some fine alders on its side less 

 than usually decayed at top, and much resembling elms. 

 Passing on, we came by a periwinkle covered bank and wood- 

 land path to the Castle. On our way the Tree-pipet and 

 Wood-warbler were piping their spring songs. The Redstart 

 had been previously seen at the cottages facing the approach. 

 Near the entrance is a boulder composed of reddish felspar 

 and quartz, with minute mica scales. It is a Cheviot porphyry 

 of the granitic variety. Chillingham is in the line of drifted 

 blocks from Cheviot. 



The Castle was designed by Inigo Jones, and consists of 

 four ancient Border towers, connected by more modern 

 buildings ; the whole, however, harmonises admirably, and 

 presents an effective appearance of combined strength and 

 grace. It is situated in a beautiful English landscape. To 

 the north and west the Cheviots rear their imposing forms ; 

 while on the the south-east Rass Castle shows its craggy 

 front, broken into numerous woody and rocky defiles, form- 

 ing the picturesque park of Chillingham, famous all over the 

 world for its wild cattle. We were courteously shown the 



