Highland Cow Frosty December Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video of a black Highland cow eating in a field on ancestry visit to the grounds of Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire. Highland cattle were first mentioned in the 6th century AD, and were descended from longhorn cattle brought to Britain by farmers of the late Stone Age. The breed standard for Highland cattle was created in 1885. Breeding stock has been exported to many other continents beginning in the 1900s, including Australia and North America. Highland Cattle or Heilan Coo in Scots, comes from the Gaelic translation of Ghaidhealach

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