A warden has been appointed to look after a historic dyke which keeps a rare breed of seaweed-eating sheep on the beach of an island in Orkney. Sian Tarrant secured the job on North Ronaldsay ...

For 50 years, Simon Brogan and Teresa Probert lived and raised sheep there. The sheep are the North Ronaldsay heritage breed, which eats mainly seaweed. They are a small breed, with rams weighing ...

‘The sheep are a very rare breed called North Ronaldsay and they are originally from the Orkney Islands. The churchyard is about one and a half acres and it was extraordinarily ...

With an average age of 65, North Ronaldsay currently has a population ... equals that of fellow resident Billy Muir. The 68-year-old sheep farmer was given a Pride of Britain award and dubbed ...

First the isles of Sanday and Eday, then Westray to the left and finally our destination, tiny North Ronaldsay ... fence built specifically to keep the sheep out on the rocky beach so they ...

He buys his mutton from North Ronaldsay, as the meat is especially flavoursome due to the sheep diet of seaweed. 1 Sear your meat in a heavy braising pan in duck fat until a dark golden colour.

Image caption, The first purchase ever supported by the National Fund for Acquisition was three specimens of North Ronaldsay sheep, a ram, ewe and lamb, acquired by Stromness Museum in December ...

The flock of North Ronaldsay sheep in Scotland have grazed on nothing but seaweed for generations. Animals raised on such diets which are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids produce healthier – and ...