Black Sheep of Windermere
by David Kinsman
This is the definitive book on Hebridean Sheep - it traces
their history and origins and remarkable survival from extinction.
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Walking
Sticks
Paul Colbert makes a limited number of these beautiful grouse head walking
sticks for us each year. The beak is made from Hebridean horn and
the grouse's head after carving, is hand painted by the well known artist
Timothy Greenwood who lives beside Loch Tummel in Perthshire.
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Highland Cattle
Galore
by Una Cochrane
This is a must have booklet for all with an interest in Highland Cattle. At first glance it appears to be sixty pages of delightful photographs, paintings and old picture postcard reproductions of Highland Cattle, many going back to the 1800s. However what makes this a really fascinating read is the very informative and well researched text by Una Cochrane that accompanies them.
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Price £29.50
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Price £145.00
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Price £9.99
In subtle ways the author makes her points and reveals her deep knowledge of the breed. The bulls illustrated on page 47 are a case in point and I certainly could not find a bull illustrated whether from the 1800s or 1900s that did not conform strictly to the original standard for the breed. If you search within the text you will even discover why in the author’s opinion a few (very few) Highland Cattle caught BSE.
This is undoubtedly an extremely enjoyable booklet to browse through but it is also educational over the origins and history of the breed and in particular concentrates on the days of the Drovers and marketing Trysts. There is humour too and little gems of information such as a Highland Bull featured in an early Bovril advertisement and the rich creamy milk of Highland cows being used in the making of ‘Tablet’ (Scotland’s wonderful fudge) in the 1920s.
What this publication does not do is cover in any way the successful keeping of the breeding from Highland Cattle. For that you have to go to a much earlier book written by Una Cochrane called ‘With a keen eye’ which surprisingly does not get a mention. Whether because of modesty on the part of the author or perhaps its being out of print I know not. If the latter perhaps Stenlake Publishing will reprint it.
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Picnic
Rug
(size: 6' x 5')
Our hard wearing large sized picnic rug (6'x5'), designed to withstand
the busiest lifestyles - on picnics, on the beach, on the hill, on the
bed, on the sofa, in the car - absolutely anywhere!
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Lightweight Throws
(size: 6' x 5')
Made in the same size and style as the picnic rug our lightweight throws are designed for use as bedspreads (in dog loving homes) and as sofa covers. They can also be used as a lightweight picnic rug for dry days.
Price £65.00
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