Rare sheep

Most days I pass this field with its rare breed sheep, Castlemilk  Moorit.
 
They are owned by a young woman who is passionate about sheep.
 
They are descended from the original flock bred by Sir Jock Buchanan-Jardine on his Castlemilk estate in Dumfriesshire.
Using Manx Loghtan, moorit Shetland and wild Mouflon, he developed a breed to beautify his parkland and provide fine, kemp free moorit coloured wool.

 

On the death of Sir John Buchanan-Jardine in 1970 the majority of the flock was culled leaving about a dozen to be dispersed.


These are some of the descendants.