Cottesmore Hunt

Cottesmore Hunt
Brass at Cottesmore with the Cottesmore Hounds, by John Ferneley, 1818
Hunt typeFoxhunt
Country England
History
Founded1666
Hunt information
Hound breedFoxhound
Hunt countryLeicestershire, Rutland & Lincolnshire
QuarryTrail hunting
KennelledAshwell, Rutland
Websitewww.cottesmore-hunt.co.uk/

The Cottesmore Hunt, which hunts mostly in Rutland, is one of the oldest foxhound packs in Britain, with origins dating back to 1666. Its name comes from the village of Cottesmore where the hounds were kennelled.