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Britain's loneliest sheep saved from shoreline

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Britain's loneliest sheep saved from shoreline

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Monday, 6 November 2023

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Police Scotland

A ewe that was dubbed Britain's loneliest sheep has been rescued from a remote shore in the Scottish Highlands.

The sheep, now named Fiona, had been stranded at the foot of cliffs on the Cromarty Firth for at least two years.

An animal welfare charity had said any attempts to rescue her would be "incredibly complex".

But a group of five farmers have now managed to haul her up a steep slope. They plan to shear her overgrown fleece and hand her over to a farm park.

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Britain's loneliest sheep saved from shoreline
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