The Shetland is a small, wool-producing breed of Northern European short-tailed sheep. They are classified as a landrace or “unimproved” breed, that originated in the Shetland Isles. The Shetland breed has survived for centuries and are easier to care for than many modern breeds as they retain many of their primitive survival instincts.
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Lonk – Breed & Wool
The Lonk is a rare breed of British black-faced hill sheep.
The Lonk sheep breed is over 200 years old, bred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Pennines, the breed can be traced back for several centuries with one existing flock having full records to 1740. It is particularly associated with the area around Haslingden, and is also known as the ‘Improved Haslingden’.