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“Dear Sir,—In answer to your question, forwarded to me by Miss White, as to ancient British sheep, I cannot say more than that I have never seen any four-horned sheep of the
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Neolithic or Bronze Ages in Britain. I have, however, seen several four-horned skulls from refuse-heaps belonging to the Middle Ages. There were two distinct breeds in Britain from the Neolithic Age to the close of the Roman occupation—one small and like the Hebridean sheep, and another much coarser and thicker in the legs. Both these were two-horned.
“I am, &c.,
“W. Boyd Dawkins.“