2018 North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival Report It has been a whirlwind two weeks but the sun has now set on The North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival for 2018. Over the two weeks we have had over…
North Ronaldsay's first ever Sheep Festival has been a resounding success, featuring a fortnight of sheepdyke re-building, punding and a plethora of activities organised and executed by Islanders and volunteers eager to feel the Island buzzing…
North Ronaldsay mutton has launched an application for official protected name status – the latest quality Orkney food and drink product to begin the process. If successful, the mutton, from Orkney’s most remote island, will…
BBC1's popular show 'Countryfile' have chosen the North Ronaldsay sheep and sheepdyke to feature in their 2016 Winter Special! They came up to the island to learn more about the damage that fierce storms have…
DID YOU KNOW that the first dish presented to Her Majesty the Queen to mark the start of her Diamond Jubilee Celebrations was in fact North Ronaldsay mutton? Celebrated chef Cyrus Todiwala OBE created his unique version of "Country…
On the evening of Tuesday 8th September 2015 some 140 visitors to the Orkney International Science Festival enjoyed a fascinating talk by Dr Marie Balasse on the history of the North Ronaldsay sheep and their notable…
Adam Henson, farmer and television presenter of the popular BBC’s Countryfile program, has a long family association with the sheep on North Ronaldsay. His father Joe Henson MBE was one of the original founders of…