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Highland Cattle
Valentine, James, 1865, Photograph
Highland Cattle
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Title
Highland Cattle
Description
A herd of Highland cattle stand grazing on wild grasslands.
Artist / maker
Valentine, James
Date
1865
Size
11.6 x 17.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Highland Cattle are one of Scotland's most prominent icons. Bred in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles as beef cattle, they are able to keep themselves warm more efficiently with their long coats thus have less of the subcutaneous fat that is often found in many other breeds, making their meat leaner than many other types. These long coats make them hardier than many other breeds and they are often established in other countries where the climates are substantially colder than Scotland's such as parts of Europe and Canada.
The Highland cattle registry ("herd book") was established in 1885. Although groups of cattle are generally called herds, a group of Highlands is known as a fold. They were also known as kyloes in Scots.
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James Valentine: Photographs of Scottish Scenery
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