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	North Ronaldsay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North Ronaldsay is the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
		North Ronaldsay lies around 4 kilometres north of its nearest neighbour, Sanday at Grid reference HY759542.
		North Ron has an unusual dry stane dyke that surrounds the island whose purpose is to keep the seaweed eating North Ronaldsay sheep off of the arable land.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Ronaldsay (389 words)

	The Orcadian Features - New life on North Ronaldsay
		June discovered that when the sheep had twins, one was usually disposed of, partly in an effort to avoid overpopulation and partly because the seaweed diet made it difficult for a ewe to feed more than one lamb.
		The North Ronaldsay breed survived because they were forced on to the shore so the valuable grassland could be used for cattle and domesticated sheep breeds.
		The North Ronaldsay sheep still have the mix of colours and horned, scurred and polled animals which was described hundreds of years ago.
	www.orcadian.co.uk /features/articles/northronsheep.htm (1956 words)

	Bigger brains make sheep vault
		The sheep, from the Orkney island of North Ronaldsay, are also strong swimmers and move nimbly along the rocky shore.
		She said: "They needed to become brighter than the average sheep to survive because they didn't have access to grass." The short-tailed, small-eared animals with goat-like horns, are confined to the island's shores where they live among the rocks.
		The tradition of grazing the sheep on the island dates from the 18th century when a laird decided that precious land was not to be wasted on the scraggy native sheep.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/23/nbaa23.html (659 words)

	Caithness CWS - History - Articles - North Ronaldsay Sheep - Index
		The sheep in this area form groups or "clowgangs" inhabiting a section of the 13 mile shoreline which is divided geologically by geos, rocky promontories or the conjunction of wall with cliff areas.
		The sheep dyke itself is of comparatively recent origin being constructed by the surplus labour available in 1832 after the collapse of the kelp industry at the same time that land-squaring had taken place instead of the wasteful ancient run-rig system.
		Thus the sheep instead of having a diet principally of terrestrial herbage with a substantial supplement of seaweeds, as had any sheep, cattle or even deer who have access to shoreline be it island or sea-loch, now had to exist almost entirely on seaweeds.
	www.caithness.org /history/articles/northronaldsaysheep2 (1229 words)

	Sheep 101 - Sheep Breeds M-N
		The New Zealand Halfbred is a registered breed of sheep, originally developed in the 19th century by crossing one of the English longwool breeds such as Lincoln, English Leicester, or Romney, with the Merino.
		The breeding aim of the Nolana sheep is to combine the advantages of hair sheep with the advantages of native wool sheep.
		The North Ronaldsay is a small rare breed of sheep of the Northern short-tailed group of breeds.
	www.sheep101.info /breedsM-N.html (1612 words)

	Dennishill - North Ronaldsay - Orkney Island Accommodation
		The ancient rare breed of native sheep are kept from the farmland on the island by means of a stone dyke which was completed in the 19th century.
		North Ronaldsay lamb is now regarded as a delicacy and is served in some of Britain's top restaurants including the Langham Hilton in London's Regent Street.
		North Ronaldsay is one of the first and last stop offs for migratory birds and several national rarities are recorded each year.
	www.island-cottage.co.uk /north_ronaldsay.html (417 words)

	Færøerne
		North Ronaldsay is the northernmost island in the Orkneys, about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide.
		Partly because the sheep dyke was build, partly because regulations between the Laird and the tenants, the so-called “Land-squaring”, was implemented.
		The Native Sheep was thrown outside the dyke, and since then they have been living at the foreshore eating only seaweed, except for a short lambing period in the late springtime.
	www.sheep-isle.dk /faroe/NorthRonaldsay.htm (1318 words)

	Scotsman.com Living - These sheep aren't going cheap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The crofters on the island "did it their way" several years ago, when sheep farmers in the rest of Scotland were having to rely on subsidised disposal schemes for animals they could not sell.
		The remote community of North Ronaldsay, with a population of around 60 people, decided to go for broke and aim for the crème de la crème of UK gourmet markets with their low fat health-giving mutton – packed full of iodine because of the seaweed diet of the island's native sheep.
		In the 18th century the North Ronaldsay laird decided his pastureland was not to be wasted on the scraggy native sheep and a dyke was built round the island to keep them on the shore.
	living.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=560822006 (964 words)

	scottishquality.com - a yarn from north ronaldsay
		With the introduction of the newer breeds of sheep, the old native sheep on Orkney rapidly disappeared in the 1800's.
		Living on the beach all year the sheep and rams are punded in late July for shearing, which is still mainly done with hand shears.
		These sheep are unique as is their wool, and in buying these jumpers you are helping to sustain a tradition and preserve an ancient flock of sheep that only truly exist in their natural environment on the wind swept island of North Ronaldsay.
	www.scottishquality.com /catalogue/indepth/nr_info.asp (338 words)

	Habitats: Dyke and sheep grazed areas / North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The plants outside the sheep dyke are stunted as a result of exposure and heavy grazing by the North Ronaldsay sheep.
		The sheep are confined to the foreshore by the Sheep Dyke, a dry stone wall that surrounds the island.
		When the clipping season begins, the sheep are herded off the beach into the stone built 'Punds' by the collective efforts of the island's sheep farmers.
	www.nrbo.f2s.com /northron/habitats/dyke.php (395 words)

	North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The croft land of North Ronaldsay is farmed mainly for beef cattle, with breeds such as Aberdeen Angus, Charolais and Simmental.
		A few farmers keep hill sheep as well as the North Ronaldsay sheep, of which the ewes and lambs are grazed in the summer.
		The crops grown are myrtle oats, a rare seed that is only found in North Ronaldsay and Sanday, bere, which is almost restricted solely to Orkney, and barley.
	www.nrbo.f2s.com /northron/habitats/grazed.php (222 words)

	tour report north ronaldsay & papa westray
		North Ronaldsay sheep are a lean and tenacious breed, which thrives on seaweed, eagerly sought at low tide by paddling out to the farthest rocks alongside hauled out seals.
		After two wonderful days on North Ronaldsay, it was time to return to Kirkwall and rejoin Alison with a minibus ready to explore the 'mainland'.
		The North Wick beach was crawling with Turnstone, Sanderling but particularly Dunlin, and as we watched, dozens of the Dunlin came scurrying ever closer as they foraged for food in the beached seaweed.
	www.newhorizonsonline.co.uk /tour_reports/northronaldsay.htm (2095 words)

	FLEECE CHARACTERISTICS - PRINTABLE
		As a general guideline, if the wool at the midside on the sheep is within the range of extra fine and the britch area is not too much over the coarse end of the range and is not too large, it probably meets the requirements.
		It is influenced both by the genetics for fleece found within the sheep as well as external factors such as health, diet, climate, stress levels, etc. Dry, very sunny conditions will sun bleach the tips of the fleece and give the tips a rougher feel than the inside of the fleece.
		Sheep with thin or scant fleeces require more feed and more shelter to maintain condition and the return from the sale of their fleeces will be less.
	www.shetlandsheepinfo.com /FLEECE/fleece_characteristics_-_printable.htm (1947 words)

	Island Explorations - North Ronaldsay
		Although North Ronaldsay is further north than the southern tip of Norway, its climate is far less severe, having winter temperatures which are usually some 10ºF higher than most places on this latitude.
		When the clipping and dipping seasons arrive the sheep are herded off the beaches into the stone-built 'Punds’ by the collective efforts of the island’s sheep farmers.
		Although there are now fewer people on North Ronaldsay, the feelings of togetherness and community are still important ingredients of island life, feelings long forgotten in many of today's urban and industrial centres.
	www.orkney.org /islands/nronaldsay.htm (298 words)

	SHEEP
		Soays are the ancestors of all modern sheep breeds and have remained unchanged since the Stone Age by being isolated on the islands of Soay and Hirta, off the West coast of Scotland.
		He moved 150 sheep to Linga Holm as an insurance against the risk of an outbreak of disease or an oil accident destroying the North Ronaldsay flock.
		The commercial sheep industry is therefore based on cross or half bred sheep, but in order to create these it is essential that the pure strains with all their special characteristics are maintained as separate breeds.
	www.fortunecity.com /marina/bounty/170/sheep.html (2733 words)

	The Native Sheep of North Ronaldsay
		When Gray’s Ode entitled the “Fatal Sisters,” was first published, or at least first reached that remote island, the reverend gentleman had the well-judged curiosity to read some of it to the old persons of the isle, as a poem which regarded the history of their own country.
		North Ronaldsay history starts long before the Norse settlements, so sheep has certainly been on the island long time before the Vikings went ashore.
		The native sheep was thrown outside the dyke, and has since then been living of seaweed on the foreshore except for a short lambing period in late springtime.
	www.sheep-isle.dk /Ronaldsay/native.htm (568 words)

	Rare Breeds Survival Trust ‘Watchlist’: Good News And Bad
		Two breeds of sheep and one breed of cattle are being removed from the annual 'Watchlist' compiled by the UK's only charity dedicated to the preservation of Britain's native farming livestock.
		However, the Dorset Horn sheep is placed on the list for the first time and concern grows for the future of Dales ponies and North Ronaldsay sheep, both of which are now classified as being 'Critical'.
		North Ronaldsay sheep have been recatogorised because of a change in the way they are counted.
	www.stackyard.com /news/2006/01/RBST/01_watchlist.html (611 words)

	NORTH RONALDSAY
		The following information is taken from "The World of Coloured Sheep", published at the time of the The 6th Congress on Coloured Sheep, complied and edited by Roger S. Lundie and Elspeth J. Wilkinson, page 71.
		Additional information about North Ronaldsays can also be found in "In Sheep's Clothing" by Nola Fournier and Jane Fournier, published by Interweave Press Inc, page 155.
		Recent analysis of genotype information shows that the North Ronaldsay is the only one of the British short tailed sheep breeds that remains genetically similar to the original type.
	www.shetlandsheepinfo.com /HISTORY/north_ronaldsay.htm (237 words)

	Spinning a good yarn on North Ronaldsay
		North Ronaldsay sheep are very rare - they live on the Island's shore and survive largely on a staple diet of seaweed, which gives the meat a unique flavour and makes it a highly prized delicacy, and their fleeces are used to produce a range of woollen goods.
		The native flock is kept on the shore by the old sheep dyke - the longest continuous dry stone structure in the world - and has been managed by the Island's crofters for generations on a collective basis.
		The North Ronaldsay Trust (NRT) is buying the Island's redundant lighthouse buildings and former staff cottages with assistance from the Community Land Unit at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
	www.hie.co.uk /Default.aspx.LocID-0finewg52.RefLocID-0firac02e00a001.Lang-EN.htm (647 words)

	N Ronaldsay Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		They represent an early stage in the evolution of the domestic sheep.
		On North Ronaldsay the "Ronnies" have adapted to a diet consisting mainly of seaweed.
		For example, they are not so prone to foot-rot or mastitis but unfortunately some sheep kept on the mainland can be particularly prone to absorbing too much copper.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/place/ng57/vapresto/n_ronaldsay_sheep.htm (82 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - North Ronaldsay Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The North Ronaldsay breed is found in Orkney, Scotland.
		One of the Northern Short-tailed type, they are typically white or gray but are occasionally found in fl or brown.
		North Ronaldsay Sheep Fellowship, Peter Titley, Outlane, Waltonhurst Lane, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6JS.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep/northronaldsay/index.htm (80 words)

	CSIRO PUBLISHING - Environmental Chemistry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Here we describe a feeding trial with Blackface sheep conducted on an organic farm in Kintyre (Scotland), which aims to prove that the metabolism of arsenic, acquired from the consumption of seaweed, is not unique to the North Ronaldsay sheep, which are adapted to a seaweed diet.
		The sheep are a rare ancient breed of primitive sheep and their diet consists entirely of seaweed, principally Laminaria digitata, as the sheep have been forced to live on the beach for centuries and are prevented from grazing on grass further inland by a high wall that surrounds the island.
		Although the average arsenic liver concentration of the Blackface sheep is a factor of two lower than that of the North Ronaldsay sheep, their arsenic intake is a factor of 20 lower.
	www.publish.csiro.au /view/journals/dsp_journal_fulltext.cfm?nid=188&f=EN05053 (4269 words)

	North Ronaldsay Wool & Jewellery Workshop
		North Ronaldsay is a favourite with ornithologists, and is the temporary home of many species of migrant birds from March to November.
		North Ronaldsay sheep are native to the island and unique.
		They graze on sea-weed and are kept on the beaches by a dry stone dyke, almost 2 m high and 19 km long, which encloses the whole island.
	www.rinansay.com /webpage/pages/aboutisland.html (393 words)

	Watch List - Sheep, North Ronaldsay
		The North Ronaldsay is one of group of primitive Northern Short-tailed sheep and represents a very early stage in the evolution of domestic sheep.
		In 1832 a wall was built around their native island to confine the animals to the foreshore for most of the year in order to conserve the inland grazing.
		The North Ronaldsay is small and fine-boned with a slightly dished face.
	www.rbst.org.uk /watch-list/sheep/northronaldsay.php (248 words)

	North Ronaldsay
		Although North Ronaldsay is further north than the southern tip of Norway, its climate is far less severe, having winter temperatures which are usually some 10 deg.
		Since North Ronaldsay is the most remote of Orkney's North Isles, life is in many ways different from the other islands.
		Orcadian surnames predominate and the custom of communal sheep grazing on the seashore is still pursued.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/northronaldsay (169 words)

	[Jacob-list] Fwd: [OrganicShepherding] Primitive Sheep breeds
		It may be significant when considering the Northern > short-tail group of sheep that the gene coding for the prion protein is > found on chromosome 13, the same chromosome on which the Agouti gene, > affecting the colour of the sheep is located.
		North Ronaldsay sheep are the > most copper sensitive sheep.
		I ask, therefore, that these ancient breeds of sheep, > belonging to the Northern short-tail group, should be considered separately > and should not, like many breeds in the past, become an irreversible > casualty of man's selection.
	www.pairlist.net /pipermail/jacob-list/2000-October/000913.html (1372 words)

	In situ conservation of livestock and poultry
		It has used a number of rare breeds of sheep to graze coastal areas and other grassland meadows whose flora need to be grazed in order to maintain botanical equilibrium, and where there are rare butterflies and other insects who need grazed plants to complete their own life cycles.
		Florida and Louisiana state universities in the USA have both been involved in the research of the Gulf Coast Native sheep which are well adapted to the heat and humidity of the region and are resistant to the predominant gut parasites.
		In 1970 the entire population were situated outside the sea wall on the beach of the island of North Ronaldsay in the North Sea.
	www.fao.org /docrep/004/T0559E/T0559E05.htm (8859 words)

	Bede's World: Ronnie the Ronaldsay Sheep
		Ronnie is a North Ronaldsay sheep who came to us aged 6 months in October 1999, along with his friend Reginald.
		Every year we hand-shear the sheep, and the wool is used for spinning demonstrations or sold to hand-spinning enthusiasts.
		Sheep were valued in the Anglo-Saxon period for meat, wool and skin, and it is also possible to milk sheep if they are trained correctly.
	www.bedesworld.co.uk /bedesworld-farm-animals-adoption-ronnie.php (439 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Derbyshire \| Mystery surrounds missing sheep
		As the sheep are not worth much Mr Montgomery cannot understand why they may have been taken.
		The sheep are on the Rare Breed Survival Trust's vulnerable list and need to be reared by people who know how to look after this type of animal.
		North Ronaldsays are adapted to a diet of seaweed so if they are moved to a different environment they can be susceptible to copper poisoning.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/derbyshire/4543812.stm (161 words)

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