Old Photograph Sheep North Ronaldsay Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of sheep on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The North Ronaldsay or Orkney is a breed of sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. It belongs to the Northern European short tailed sheep group of breeds, and has evolved without much cross breeding with modern breeds. It is a smaller sheep than most, with the rams horned and ewes mostly hornless. It was formerly kept primarily for wool, but now the two largest flocks are feral, one on North Ronaldsay and another on the Orkney island of Linga Holm.



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