Orkney Boreray make their home off the coast of mainland Scotland’s most northerly point, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea. As crofters, breeders and Orcadian residents, our responsibility and our privilege is to protect and promote these remarkable, distinctive sheep — a breed, with a storied history, that is now firmly rooted ...

Our core purpose is to protect the low numbers of Orkney Boreray sheep, on the Orkney Isles, by creating a new breeding programme to increase the population. The Orkney Boreray flock was established and founded by Jane Cooper in 2017.

Orkney Boreray sheep have a double coated fleece with a fine coat underneath their outer layer, and they naturally ‘roo’ (shed) their fleece in springtime. This is a quality that has been advantageous to many societies over the years, including the Vikings.

From locally produced Orkney Boreray wool, we’re extremely proud to bring you our first hand woven collection using this rare yarn. The collection features a limited run of scarves and blankets in a textural rib weave.

2021年9月27日 · Sheep from the founding Burnside flock and the Lochend, Shapinsay flocks travelled to three new flocks on the islands of Stronsay and Hoy, making five flocks in total.

The latest articles, updates and news from the Orkney Boreray community — protecting these unique sheep and promoting the provenance of their produce.

You'll find a selection of expertly woven Orkney Boreray wool items available through Orkney Cloth, with knitting yarn and wool goods also available from Jen-Ewe-Ine. All Things Heathen are producing a range of bone and horn craft items from their Orkney workshop, and you'll be able to source sheepskin rugs from All Things Heathen and ...

The relative rarity and distinct attributes of Orkney Boreray sheep means we’re especially selective about how wool, meat, horn and bone is used. This means partnering with handpicked producers that we know understand the significance of this breed, its history and, when it comes to dining, its unique Orcadian ‘terroir’.

The line of Boreray sheep known as the Lost Flock is only found in the Orkney Boreray Community. These sheep grazing on salt sprayed species-rich island pastures and moorland gives the meat its unique Orcadian ‘terroir’.

The book tells the story of the Orkney Boreray sheep, their history since their ancestors came to Scotland with the first Neolithic farmers 6000 years ago, the growth of the Orkney Boreray Community that farms them in eight flocks on five different islands in Orkney and the craftspeople in Orkney that work with their skins, horns and wool.