Royal Rock Beagles
Royal Rock Beagles by John Dalby, 1845. | |
Hunt type | Beagling |
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Country | United Kingdom |
History | |
Founded | 1845 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Hunt information | |
Hound breed | Beagle |
Hunt country | Wirral Peninsula |
Quarry | Hare |
The Royal Rock Beagles was a pack of beagles founded at Rock Ferry in 1845.[1] The pack was used to hunt hare in the Wirrall and subsequently in Wales as the character of the Cheshire countryside changed.[2] It was for a long time the oldest beagle pack in the UK but ceased to hunt in 2015.[2]
References
See also
List of beagle, harrier and basset packs of the United Kingdom
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