British Animals Extinct Within Historic Times: With Some Account of British Wild White Cattle
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134. 90 EXTINCT BRITISH ANIMALS. occupied the east coast of Scotland, Mucros — muc in their language, which was the CeJ.tic or Gaelic, signi- fying a sow or boar, and ros a peninsula or promon- tory. The correctness of this derivation is said to be confirmed by the fact that near the extremity of the parish the village of Boarhills still retains the original name of the district, but translated into the modern language. Boethius, however, states (fol. 272) that the land in question was given to... the See of St. Andrews by Alexander the First about 11 24, and was named "the Boar's chase" (cursus apri) in consequence of an enormous Boar, which had done great damage in the neighbourhood, having been pursued and eventually killed there.* He further adds that its huge tusks, measuring twelve inches long, and three in their greatest width, were pre- served as trophies, and chained to the high altar of St. Andrews.! His words are : — " Auxit [Alexander] quoque facultates sacrce cedis D. Andrece, cum aliis quibusdam prcediis, turn eo agro cui nomen est 'Apri cursus,' ah apro immensi magnitudinis, qui edita honii- num et pecorum ingenti strage, scepe nequicquam a venatoribus, magna ipsorum pericuh, petitus, tandem ab armata multitudine invasus, per kunc agrum pro- fugiens confossus est." He adds : — "JSastant immanis hujus bellua indicia, dentes, quos maxillis exsertos habent, admirandce magnitudinis hngitudinis enini * See also Spotswood, " Hist.
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