Sheep Seen in Scotland....

I visited a friend who is going to vet school in Scotland last June. I had a great time, saw lots of castles, and even ate some Haggis (and liked it too!). The Royal Highland Show started a couple days before I had to leave so of course we had to go. There were lots of animals, but I think there were more sheep than anything else.

I may have posted some of these pictures in my journal, but I can't remember for sure so I will post them here where they should be easier to find. Sorry if the pictures are huge, I never put them on Flickr so I'm copying them from my FB instead.

Beltex


Bleu du Maine


Border Leicester (this is one of the breeds I raise and they look completely different, it was actually one of the few breeds where I prefer the looks of the US version over the UK sheep)


Charollais


Cheviot (not a big difference US/UK)


Hampshire Down


Jacob Sheep


Lleyn (a Welsh breed, I believe)


Some Mules




Hebridean

Apparently you can't have more than 20 images in one post so here' s the other half.....

North Country Cheviot


British Rouge


Scottish Blackface


Suffolk - so short and stocky!


Swaledale


Texel


Zwartable


Shetland (same as the ones in the US, no surprise)


Valais Blacknose


Blueface Leicester


North Ronaldsay


Wensleydale

What a variety, thanks for the pics! What an opportunity to go there!

Nice pics @purplequeenvt The horns on some of them! Wow.

I love the Valais Blacknose and Swaledale! I have never heard of those. What a fantastic opportunity for you to go see the show and all the different breeds. Thanks for taking the pictures and posting them for us.

I showed the Valais to DW and DD1. Told them it was the Cousin Itt sheep

Excellent pics!!! Thank you so much for posting them here....who knew there were so many varieties there!