an importation exist. It is possible, however, that they may have been sent to
Hamilton.
E w e l m e P a r k , O x f o r d s h i r e .— This park, Mr. Harting tells us, formerly the
property of the Dukes of Suffolk, once contained ‘W ild ’ White Cattle. ‘ In 1536
Edward Ashfield was appointed by Henry V III. keeper of the park, and master of
the W ild beasts there. In 1606 Lord William Knollys was keeper of the park
and master of the W ild beasts in the same for James 1.’
G i s b u r n e P a r k , Y o r k s h i r e .— The hornless herd of Gisburne, the seat of
Lord Ribblesdale, came originally from Whalley Abbey, the home of the Asshetons.
This is said to have taken place in 1697, and is referred to by Bewick (1790), and
Dr. Whitaker1 (1812). They were quite tame like other domestic cattle and became
extinct in 1859. The last cow and calf were sold to Mr. Legh of Lyme in October
1859, and on November 10 in the same year the last bull was killed (Harting).
Besides being * polled,’ this herd seems to have had a tendency to produce flecks of
colour on the head and shoulders, for the stuffed cow now in the Owens College
Museum at Manchester has, according to Mr. Charles Oldham,2 several roan-coloured
spots on the cheek and neck as well as on the flanks. Bewick says that the colour of
these cattle was ‘ perfectly white, except inside of the ears, which are brown. They
are without horns, very strongly boned, but nothigh.’ This answers the description
of the ‘ la st’ bull, for a photograph of which I am indebted to Mr. Robert Howard
of Blackburn. Dr. Whitaker says that ‘ the tips of their noses ’ were black, but this
does not agree with the bull in the photograph referred to. Mr. Potter, who saw
the herd in 1836, said they had ‘ tawny-reddish ears,’ and this was probably
their original colour, although the last survivors evidently had ears white inside
and out.
G u n t o n P a r k , N o r f o l k .— See M i d d l e t o n P a r k .
H o g h t o n T o w e r , L a n c a s h i r e .— The herd which formerly existed in this park
became exinct about two hundred and thirty years ago.
H o l d e n b y P a r k , N o r t h a m p t o n s h i r e .— The ‘ Wild ’ White Cattle in this park
(which formerly belonged to James I., who purchased the estate from Sir Christopher
Hatton in 1607) were sold by Lord Grey of Groby to one Adam Baynes in 1650.
This individual destroyed the park and mansion, and the cattle disappeared at that
date- Mr. Storer thinks that the cattle were introduced by James I.
K i l m o r y H o u s e , A r g y l l s h i r e .— See Blair Atholl and Vaynol herds.
1 History and Antiquities o f the Deanery o f Craven, by Dr. Whitaker.
* Zoologist, April 1892.