Flock and Flame: A Visit to Stevenson’s South Lighthouse

A Jewel In The Ocean

Set in the middle of the North Atlantic, 38km (23mi) from Shetland and 43km (27mi) from Orkney, Fair Isle is as far away from civilization as it’s possible to get in the British Isles. Measuring barely five kilometers across and two kilometers wide, the island is home to a tiny permanent population of just 45 people. In fact, it’s the most remote inhabited place in the UK.

My Sheeple - An adventure story involving an airplane, some sheep, and extreme weather. Have you ever had one of those days where you say to yourself (and anyone else who will listen) – I love my life.

Sarah at The South Lighthouse

Malcom's Head

The number of sheep in all the Shetland Islands is calculated to be between 70,000 and 80,000, though this is considerably above the real number at present (Present day values are approximately 150,000 breeding ewes). The Shetland Sheep breed or variety resembles the argali, or wild sheep of Siberia, more than any other domestic breed does...

In order to shed even more light on the origins of the Shetland Sheep, we need to look at the very beginning of the domesticated sheep...

The true sheep comprises a considerable number of wild species which fall into two rather natural distinct groups...

Nothing is known for certain regarding the origin of domesticated sheep...

Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands have sheep very similar to Shetland...

Growth and development of uniformity of the fleece...