N E T E 58 OT S ON H ANCIE NT CATTLE O F SCOTLAND . 7 NO TE S O N TH E ANCIE NT CATTLE O F SCOTLAND - MA SH O RT H O RNE D X B G S O WE N. I . T H E S O OS L ON IFR ON LL , , ’ II TH E GRE AT O NG- H O RNE D O X TH E URUS BO PRI MI GE NI US . L , , S . JANUS AND O WE N O . B , LE X E T L T E XLI . N . P. S . A SC O T . E C BY JO H N A A D R SM TH M. D . V . I , , . , (P A ) I t has been suggested that some no tes on the ancient C attle of Scot an s a a s s n r m a ns in us um o f l d, e peci lly repre e ted by thei re i the M e the S o m not a o un n s n to F l o s as a con ciety, ight be lt gether i tere ti g the e l w tinuatio o f a s on an n an ma s O f oun R n n the p per the cie t i l the c try, the ei D E lk and I s E lk a ad u s d in P o d n s eer, the , the ri h , lre y p bli he the r cee i g o f The So has a o d n n m e m ss on to the Society. ciety cc r i gly give per i i n s o m a s a me m an a s a o o ano So repri t e p per re d by y ye r g bef re ther ciety , and u s d W ar e no t now as a ss and o a av p bli he here they e ily cce ible, pr b bly h e n n n f h Th s no s d s som ot bee see by the Fellows o t is Society. e e tice e cribe e of the remains of the ancient cattle preserved in the M useum of the S o and I s a su m n m d a s of som O f s ciety, h ll pple e t the with et il e the peci m n n t u um and o s o und in d ff n a s of e s si ce presented o the M se , ther f i ere t p rt Scotland ; giving also a short sketch O f their Geologica l A ge and their D is u on so as to na us to u some a O f the o us s trib ti , e ble j dge wh t previ exi t ma in u ence and prevalence of these ani ls our c o ntry. ’ - I . TH E SMA SH O RT H O RNE D O X BOS L ON GIFR ONS OWE N. LL , , The following paper gives s ome details of the Ro man remains discovered I t a t Newstead R o u s and O f a ous an ma ma ns oun . xb rgh hire, the v ri i l re i f d is o s a a n u s on of an n , h wever, e peci lly t ke p with the de cripti the cie t s o - o n a and n s ns a of r e - a an n s m h rt h r ed c ttle I thi k it be t, i te d rr gi g, i ply to in a mo s a as all ma ns s d give it det il, re e peci lly the re i de cribe were s n d me to us um of So ar e no w pre e te by the M e the ciety, where they s d Som no s ar a o n of so- a d w a pre erve . e te e ls give the c lle wild hite c ttle i l s n in st l exi ti g the country. The a n on of u has s n s a was a n a ( tte ti the p blic , i ce thi p per re d , bee c lled H i w v s o f H . R . n an especial m anner to these hite cattle by the recent i it . E I E TY JUNE 1 0 . 1 3 7 2 . 588 PRO CEE DINGS or T H S O C , The a ount W to C l n am Cas No um an . cc The Prince of ales hil i gh tle, rth berl d 8 2 has e n i n r a u l on l 0th O o 1 7 , b e of h s shooti g the e wild b l , the ct ber on ll n ws a s s al in the I us ra Lon published in a the e p per , e peci ly ll t ted d n f 1 9th O o and l 6 th N o m 1 8 7 2 u s ar e g News, o ct ber ve ber , where fig re ive “ The r sta s a it was a th a &c. of Chillingham C stle, e C ttle, w iter te th t is s n u s n a s old and n 7 0 s on s It , a fi e b ll, eve ye r , weighi g t e ex t we an is to oun in believe nowhere but at Chillingham in Sco tl d, it be f d , — f at Ha m on on C . P. the demesne o Cadzow, ilt the lyde f The second Notice gives deta ils o f portions of additiona l crania o - orn a found i n sam oca i . these short h ed c ttle, the e l l ty - R NE D NO TICES or vm ro us As u ni. R E A N S a s TH E SM LL SH O RT H O (L) M I , A W R O M N O TT ERY NE R NE WSTE AD X s l n r ns &c. FO UND ITH , 0 , Bo o gif o , , A P , A ROXBURGH SH IRE ; WIT H NO T E S m R E F E RE NCE To T H E O R IGI N O F O U R D O ME T I C TTLE A ND T H E WILD WH ITE C TTLE O F TH IS S C A , A 1 T H M D TVith P a . O UNTRY . B O H N AL E X ND E R S . C y J A MI , ( l te ) I n n of 1 8 46—4 7 du n a a on of a u n on the wi ter , ri g the exc v ti c tti g the H f B Ra way in n ou oo of awick branch o the North ritish il , the eighb rh d l os and a to a s o f the a of Newstead a num r of M e r e, little the e t vill ge , be - n T w a ou or six of shafts or well like pits were c ome u po . here ere b t five s of a a s z two of w w u oun s s s on s the e l rge i e, hich ere b ilt r d the ide with t e , and re a ou 20 d and a ou 2 6 in s in iam ter the we b t feet eep, b t feet che d e ; o s n s m du out of ound w a ou 4 in di am ther , bei g i ply g the gr , ere b t feet eter, s re all foun in a and varying from 1 5 to 1 8 feet in d epth . These pit we d s a of a ou 30 ar s s uar and a mon m r disco re so m p ce b t y d q e, g the we e ve d e 1 5 or 1 6 sma ts a ou d and 3 in iam i e ll pi , b t 3 feet eep feet d eter, wh ch wer n r ou ou a a o f w s la som 5 or 6 n es hi . li ed th gh t with l yer hiti h c y, e i ch t ck All s s r l w a a a —i stuff a ar n am the e pit we e fil ed ith bl ck pe ty l ke , pp e tly d p as s and ar and in h m w o s he e th , t e ere b erved numerous pieces of Roman o r ons s n r n a l O f da - o o u o r sm o r—kfln a p tte y, c i ti g p i cip l y the rk c l red the w re, oars a s of a a nd l o w s an c er v rietie the gr y, ye l i h, d also some portions of the fine or Sam an ar o h ain and m oss Ma n f I a .