Boreray Sheep Ovis aries

Boreray Sheep are the rarest breed of native British sheep and are the only remaining descendant of the now extinct Scottish Tan Face Sheep. Originally from the St Kilda group of islands, they have survived on the island of Boreray since humans left in 1930.

Their fleece sheds naturally at the end of winter and doesn't need to be shorn. It is rough but hard-wearing and used mainly for tweed and carpets. Adult females also have horns but those of males are much larger and curlier.