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NORTH
COUNTRY
CHEVIOT
The Quality Hill Breed
www.nc-cheviot.co.uk
VERSATILE.
HARDY.
PROFITABLE. 2020
THE NORTH COUNTRY THE ‘NORTHIE’
CHEVIOT SHEEP SOCIETY
North Country Cheviots have
The North Country Cheviot (Northie) is a versatile sheep that
stood me in good stead and are
has consistently demonstrated its ability to thrive on any
the backbone of my sheep flock.
type of land and is now increasing in popularity in all corners
of the UK. The rams are proven as superb both maternal and
terminal sires, the ewes bred pure, or put to cross should
provide an excellent return. Satchells - Craig Bradbury
Where the Northies are fortunate, is in the distinct types of
both hill and park who are renowned for their maternal ability,
able to produce an impressive return crop “straight from the
field”. No doubt this has assisted in the increasing use of the
Northie for breeding Cheviot mules and North Country Cheviot
cross breeding ewes in addition to the use of the exceptional
pure ewe, hill or park type suited to all types of land.
In recent years the Northie has witnessed an increasing
demand from farmers who wish to finish store lambs, hitting
the desired weight without being too fat and of course,
avoiding the additional expense of high feed inputs.
This has led to an increasing interest both in the sale ring
and direct to abattoirs, who recognise the improvement North
Country Cheviot based females has made on producing easily
fleshed lambs, consistently reaching the magic 21 kg. In 1912 breeders in Caithness and Sutherland formed the North Country Cheviot
Breeders Association for the purpose of holding shows and sales. After the Second
With the markets demanding more uniform lambs, the North World War, in 1945, this association was reformed into the existing North Country
Country Cheviot tups are also sought after for crossing onto Cheviot Sheep Society. The Society was set up to promote the interests of the widely
traditional hill breeds adding not only to lamb growth rates dispersed breed. Ram registration was introduced and an annual Flock Book, giving
but also producing females with an increased fleece value details of all pure bred flocks, published.
So, for pure or cross breeding — on mountain, hill or lowland, At present there are around 500 members of the Society in the British Isles, spread
it is worth considering the North Country Cheviot as quite throughout the country.
simply in our view #NothingCanCompare
The popularity of the breed continues to grow - a testament to it’s proven track record
George Cormack RY
CHEVIOT S of producing what the market demands - quality and value without compromise.
President
TH COUNT
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EP SOCIE
The ‘Northie’ is the complete all rounder, a native breed which thrives in all parts of
Thanks to all North Country Cheviot Breeders and
the UK, and one which truly has withstood the test of time.
OR
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sales centres who have contributed to this publication.
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Thanks to Scottish Farmer for the article on page 20.
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NORTHIE ABOUT
BREED TYPES THE BREED
PARK TYPE
The North Country Cheviot - a big, long, rugged white sheep which combines
thriftness and healthiness with prolificacy and strong maternal qualities. It is
the largest of all the UK Hill breeds and is particularly suited to grassy hills and
uplands, though will adapt to most environments.
Most North Country Cheviot ewes are bred pure and there is a keen demand for
A bigger,
all classes of pure bred stock - rams, ewes and lambs. North Country Cheviot
heavier type of
ewes, found on some of hardest ground in the country, are particularly kind
sheep produced
mothers, easy to handle at lambing time, with few lambing problems. They can
on the fertile
produce quality lambs under the most rigorous and demanding conditions and
& productive
are noted for their longevity. Draft ewes are sold to lower ground farms at about
ground of
five years old and consistently prove great performers, producing another two or
Caithness &
three crops of lamb.
the Borders
North Country Cheviot ewes thrive in a wide range of grazing conditions. On
marginal and low land she has traditionally been crossed with breeds such as
the Border Leicester to produce Scotch Half Bred or the Blue Faced Leicester
to produce the very popular Cheviot Mule. North Country Cheviot Rams have
consistently proved their worth as crossing sires. The different types of
North Country Cheviot ensure that crossing rams are available to meet most
conditions. Another important factor of the breed is their working lives are
considerably longer than most other breeds.
The attraction of the North Country Cheviot (and NCC cross) lamb for finishers
is it’s ability to retain leanness and conformation at a wide range of weights.
It is suitable for both short and long keep finishing systems and can provide a
carcase of the highest quality.
HILL TYPE We are impressed with the North Country Cheviot ewe’s ability to convert grass into milk,
the ewes are excellent mothers with our own flock being low maintenance. The demand for
Cheviot Mule ewe lambs is increasing as they become more popular and the wether lambs
always kill well straight from the grass.
A smaller type of Temon – Ross & Elaine Pattinson
sheep developed
on the hard and
rugged hill of
Sutherland.
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NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT
W & J THOMSON
VERSATILITY
HOWNAM GRANGE Because of it’s carcase qualities and it’s
versatility the North Country Cheviot plays a
key role in the UK sheep industry.
The North Country Cheviot can be crossed successfully with many other breeds
and is used more extensively and to greater effect in crossing programmes that
any other hill breed, particularly in the hill and uplands.
The North Country Cheviot and it’s crosses consistently provide the leanness and
conformation demanded by today’s markets. In store and prime markets North
Country Cheviot and North Country Cheviot cross lambs constantly gain higher
prices that other hill breeds. In the store market the Cheviot cross lambs provide
a premium compared to other pure bred hill lambs. As a result more and more
producers are using North Country Cheviot Rams on their hill ewes to increase
returns.
Many lower ground prime lamb producers are also finding that using breeding
ewes such as the Cheviot Mule adds extra quality to the finished lamb - superior
conformation and finish.
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fast growing prime lambs. Producers are finding these lambs to be particularly
vigorous from birth requiring little intervention and finishing earlier that other
breeds therefore costing less and increasing profit.
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SALE DATES 2020
PRINCIPAL N.C. CHEVIOT SALES
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DALRACHIE
PRODUCING TOP-QUALITY
Producing top-quality and hardy Cheviot Mule
lambs with length, depth and tight skins is proving a
winning formula for husband and wife duo Alan and Sarah-Jane
Forbes from Dalrachie, Ballindalloch.
Over the last few years, the Cheviot Mule has grown in popularity with sheep producers across the country,
earning a premium in the sale ring for breeders who sell ewe lambs throughout the autumn. For Alan and
Sarah-Jane, it’s the annual sale of breeding ewe lambs at United Auctions’ Huntly Mart which has helped put with the couple’s best scanning to date at 176%. “Ewes which are tupped to the Bluefaced Leicester go out
their name on the map, selling tremendous Cheviot Mule ewe lambs to a top of £136 per head. The duo first to winter grazing where the weather and ground is a little kinder on the older ewes,” commented Sarah-Jane.
introduced the North Country Cheviot breed to the farm in 2015 after purchasing 50 cast hill ewes from the “We always have the ewes scanned by the third or fourth week in January and its then that we take the
Achentoul and Croick flocks. Dalrachie is primarily a 350-acre upland beef farm, producing quality Charolais twin and triplet bearing ewes home to avoid stress when travelling later in their pregnancy. “The flock is fed
cross store cattle bred from the family’s 120-strong Simmental cross suckler herd. accordingly to the type of year, with twin and triplet bearing ewes introduced to Premium Ewe Rolls six weeks
prior to lambing. Those carrying a single lamb come home three weeks before lambing and receive 300 grams
An additional 160 acres is rented near Aberlour, allowing Alan and Sarah-Jane to run 350 breeding ewes and per head.” All ewes receive their Heptovac vaccination three weeks prior to lambing and are wormed and
70 replacement hill Cheviot ewe hoggs, alongside the cattle enterprise. “My father ran a flock of 1200 hill dosed, with triplet ewes shed off and fed twice a day to maximise their intake. Home-grown silage is fed adlib
Cheviot ewes on the Kintradwell Estate in Sutherland, where I grew up, before moving on to Mid Gruinards, and all ewes and lambs have mineral tubs all year round to ensure energy levels are correct. Huntly Mart has
where my family and I ran our own flock of 600 hill Cheviot ewes,” began Sarah-Jane. “From a young age, I become Alan and Sarah-Jane’s main market for selling stock, with all breeding female lambs, cast ewes and
learnt how efficient and versatile the hill ewe was and when Alan mentioned he wanted to introduce sheep prime lambs sold through the centre. The majority of breeding ewe lambs are sold on the first Saturday in
to the farm, I knew the Cheviot would suit the type of ground here. It was also an advantage that I was September, with some of the twin and triplet ewe lambs sold at the next sale on the second Thursday of the
familiar with the breed and the breeders, having worked on so many different flocks during the lambing month. “Since we started, we have sold a total of 500 Cheviot Mule ewe lambs to average £114 per head, with
season.”Before buying the Northies, Alan and Sarah-Jane decided to visit some local sales and find out our top price to date being £136 achieved in 2019,” said Sarah-Jane, pointing out that they have returned and
what type of sheep sold well in the area. It became apparent to them fairly quickly that the Mule sold well in new buyers, with one lot having sold to Northern Ireland last year. “Last year was our first year selling Suffolk
Morayshire and Aberdeenshire, and although the Scotch Mule demand seemed to be fulfilled easily, there cross Cheviot ewe lambs and they averaged £96, having sold to a top of £106.”
weren’t many Cheviot Mules available at the time so they could definitely see a market. “The North Country
Cheviot hill ewe is very efficient and she will happily produce and rear two lambs year on year at not a lot All lambs are double vaccinated with Heptovac, wormed every six weeks and mineral dosed every three.
of cost,” said Sarah-Jane, pointing out that some of the flock ewes are eight-years-old and are still going Wedder lambs and ewe lambs not suitable for breeding are sold from mid-August onwards, with wedder
strong. “Since breeding the Cheviot Mules, we’ve found this cross an extremely efficient female and one of lambs regularly averaging £80 per head. Admittedly, Alan and Sarah-Jane have always purchased stock
the most cost-effective Mules to run. The females are still worth quite a bit at the end of their lives and we tups on a budget, with an £1800 Kirkstead Bluefaced Leicester purchased at Kelso Ram Sales in 2018 being
find we can sell the ewe lambs to any customer, whether they are on high or low ground farms and know they the dearest tup to date. “We don’t pay a fortune for tups because the figures have to add up at the end of
will do well.”Initially, the couple ran all the Northies with the Bluefaced Leicester to maximise cashflow and the day,” commented Sarah-Jane. “The Kirkstead ram left us lambs with great size and quality and the two
allow them to build up flock numbers, but since increasing the flock, they have been able to breed pure and Slipperfield tups purchased in 2016, have left very stylish lambs. As a wedding gift, Alan and Sarah-Jane
cross. “In 2019, we ran 75 hill Cheviot ewes pure, with 220 ewes tupped to the traditional Bluefaced Leicester were extremely grateful to be given the pick of Joyce Campbell’s Armadale shearlings in 2017.
and the remainder to the Suffolk to produce Suffolk cross Cheviot ewes,” said Alan. “We didn’t want to put
all our eggs in one basket with the one cross and have found that the Suffolk cross Cheviots also sell well They chose a tup which was bred out of a Fleurachy ewe and went back to a South Balkeith sire. He was later
through Huntly. The market has certainly grown for the Cheviot Mules and the standard of the ewe lambs named Armadale Dirty Deeds and has bred long, feminine females with great skins, three of which won the
has definitely got higher.”For the first three years, Alan and Sarah-Jane sourced broken mouth replacement breeding sheep championship at the Royal Northern Spring Show in 2019. “We ran Dirty Deeds with a cut of
ewes at both Lairg and Dingwall, and then in 2018, they were able to keep the first of their own home-bred broken mouth Achentoul ewes which we purchased at Lairg,” said Sarah-Jane, adding that they will have four
replacements. “I was working full-time when we started with the flock so we needed ewes that knew the job of his two-shear sons destined for Lairg later this year. “The corrects from the same Achentoul batch that
and would get on with it at lambing time,” said Sarah-Jane. “We were also on a budget so broken mouth ewes year hold the record at Lairg of £175 so they are great ewes with tremendous bloodlines.”As well as being
were our only option if we wanted the right bloodlines. This year, we topped up our replacements with some kept busy on the farm, Sarah-Jane also works as a bookkeeper at Knockando Woolmill, situated 12 miles from
ewe lambs from Dunbeath Estates but through time, we would like have enough females to breed all home- Dalrachie. In 2018, Knockando Woolmill used wool from the Dalrachie ewes to produce products, which has
bred replacements.” since led to Dalrachie North Country Cheviot throws being available to purchase from Pad Lifestyle in Harvey
Nichols. It’s clear to see that the North Country Cheviot breed is ticking all the boxes for Alan and Sarah-Jane
All ewes at Dalrachie are given a pre-tupping mineral dose prior to running with the tups and are also treated Forbes, allowing them to produce cost-effective females which can go on and do well on any type of farm.
for fluke and worms at the start of October. Tups head out with the ewes around October 27 to allow for Alan “Due to the North Country Cheviot’s versatility, we reckon the breed has a stable and bright future ahead
and Sarah-Jane to get lambs on the ground by the third week in March. The ewes regularly scan over 170%, and will continue to breed top-quality lambs for sheep producers,” concluded Sarah-Jane.
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THE HILL BREED FOR US
A WELL FLESHED SHEEP
Producing high quality stock for contract
farming is exactly what the hill-type Cheviot flock,
Attonburn does for Robert and Becca Rennie.
Robert and Becca have recently started contract farming two years ago on behalf of Co Roxburgh Estates
where they run 2200 hill- type Cheviots across 2500 acres between Mowhaugh and Attonburn, both based
next door to each other in Kelso. The great surroundings and scenery reaches a top of 1847 ft. “Cheviots are
the hill-breed for us, they are real flashy, well fleshed sheep, that are hard to go past. They work well for our
system having easy care and big strong hardy bodies,” said Robert. The team run 400 of the flock to cross
with a Texel to produce good fleshy lambs and nice ewe lambs to sell. Before taking on the estate the couple
dispersed their flock of Beltex and Texel’s, to pay for the machinery and labour of the upcoming contract
farm. However, they have since purchased a few unregistered Texel’s to produce tups to use on the Cheviots.
Along with the sheep Becca’s heart lies in the cattle alongside Robert’s father, Andrew Rennie, where they
run 22 Limousin crosses, and often produce great show potential calves. They are looking to build the cattle
travelling all across Scotland – Lockerbie, Lairg, Oban, Dingwall and Kelso – to keep their markets wide and
numbers up over the next few years with just now having half Limousin’s and half Limousin crossed with the
gain new customers constantly. It was worth the trip up to Lairg last year as they sold their best, the two-
British Blue.
shear, Attonburn Watch Out for £3800 to Andrew Elliot. Another two-shear, Mowhaugh Warload, made the
same money at Lairg, this time heading home to Murdo MacDonald. On the flip side, Robert and Becca will
All the livestock on the farm are fed by Davidson Animal Feeds products, which Robert and Becca cannot
buy in two or three tups each year. The first purchase for the estate was Thistle Venturer, which cost the
criticise, they stay loyal to the one business. “The order and delivery service at Davidsons is excellent, they
couple 2100gns from Rosemary Cameron. The team have eight sons to sell next year which are looking ‘very
will never see you stuck and really care about you. It is a simple system for ordering, and we have never
promising’.
had any complications, the customer care is exceptional,” said Robert. The Cheviot’s are fed on ewelac rolls,
with a 18% protein it is a high energy feed, whilst the lambs are given Pearl lamb pellets, 16% protein, to help
“Venturer has shown strong breed characters, confirmation and good skin, so we are hoping the sons will
support them through the winter, to fatten any cull tup lambs which didn’t make the grade. The Texel’s need
develop over the next few months,” said Robert. Last year the flock bought in 11 new stock tups to make their
strong power to compete in the industry, so they are on the TNT Nut, to give them the final condition they
own stamp on the flock and to get the flock going. One of the stock tups this year is Woodside Wahoo, which
require for sale time. “The Cheviot’s we have found to have fewer prolapses and the ewes are a lot milkier,
came from Michael Elliot, Kelso, when they both ventured up to Lairg. The two-shear is a son of Inkstack
whilst the TNT Nut brings out the Texel tups seriously, it fills them out, and produces big strong powerful
Victor, and took the second top price that day. The flock’s store lambs are mainly sold privately, with the
tups,” said Becca. As a result of this feeding, the couple have managed to produce top-end sale prices,
bottom end going through United Auctions, Stirling. Last year, the ewe lambs averaged £75 for 620.
Lambing is always a busy period for the Rennie’s, a worker from Ireland comes over to help them through the
busy time. Everything is lambed inside so that all sheep can be recorded, everything can be kept an eye on
more through a shed than it can be out on a hill… Across the two farms, the flock scans around 157%, with
only an 8% loss from scanning to weaning. The couple believe this is due to watching everything so carefully,
there is someone with the sheep 24 hours during lambing. For hygiene purposes, they put shavings down
in lambing pens rather than straw to reduce the risk of spreading any diseases. “Not only is this a cleaner
method but it is better for lambs for getting up on their feet,” said Becca.
There is many things Robert and Becca wish to change to make things more practical and to suit their way
of doing things. The future of the contract farming for the Rennie’s is to produce high quality stock, get them
hardier quicker and cull anything that brings problems to the flock, for easier management in later times. The
flock want to produce only the best, to keep up with the times. As for the breed, the couple believe there is
a strong demand with many new breeders jumping ship to join the Cheviots with a lot of current breeders
expanding. “It is easy to see the benefits with the breed, whether crossing or kept pure. They are hardy, well
fleshed and flashy sheep, they are easy management and produce plenty of lambs,” commented Robert.
With just being newly into the contract the couple will be taking on a few shows, to get their name out there,
over the forthcoming years to include; the Royal Highland and Kelso. There is a lot set for this couple in their
contract farming, so watch this space…
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weaned in July. At this time they also receive a mineral drench. Most years there is a pick of lambs ready to
go straight to Exeter then.
NCC IS HARDIER AND EASIER Sam has become a firm believer in worm egg counts. Stock is then treated accordingly, rather than on
a regular basis. “One year the lambs had terrible scour and the test revealed there was a problem with
TO KEEP THAN OTHERS
coccidiosis. That showed me testing can be very handy,” explains Sam. Lambs are shorn in August – except
any near to finishing. “I then turn them away for six weeks and forget about them. One of the benefits of a
Cheviot is that it will never get too fat but keep growing so you can take a finished lamb to heavier weights,”
says Sam. At this point he will pick out the best 20 tup lambs. These move to the better keep, are fed from
October with the best 10 retained the following March.
The North Country Cheviot ticks more than just one box for Sam
Pedrick at Brimley Farm, Bovey Tracey, in Devon. “It’s a lottery at lambing as to which ram lambs should be castrated. In August I’m usually sick as a dog
picking out the best tup lambs because some of the wethers are always better than some that didn’t get
ringed at lambing,” admits Sam. A majority of the shearling rams are sold privately off the farm. In the past
In fact, the breed is a no brainer as far as he is concerned. And the returns he achieves from his 170-strong
two years the best have gone to the NSA Wales and Border ram sale in September. Last year he averaged
ewe flock speak for themselves. “For me, the Cheviot is very easy on the eye. And if you are looking at a flock
400gns for half a dozen and was delighted with his trade. He also entered the society sale at Monmouth at
of sheep every day you have got to like what you see: Whatever the weather they always look the business,”
the end of August. Here he achieved 450gns for a gimmer by Nun Cote Nook Tell Tale. This ewe was judged
says Sam. “The breed is hardier so easier to keep than some others – as far as sheep go. All parts of the
Interbreed Champion at Chagford Show a few weeks earlier – an achievement which, for Sam, surpassed
enterprise are marketable: Female trade is very strong at the moment and the wether lambs are also worth
reserve breed champion with his old ram Broomhillbank Viper at Devon County and the same title awarded to
something.”
a shearling ram by Gospelhall Spot at Royal Cornwall Show. “In the show ring a good North Country Cheviot
will always hold its own in an interbreed: There is nowhere to hide any faults in conformation and they are
Sam’s great interest, however, is in the breeding ewe. And after 15 years he is now seeing the results of a
such ‘showy’ sheep. Their presence catches the attention of any open-minded good judge,” says Sam.
breeding programme which has resulted in a flock which is bringing home the spoils both in the county show
In fact, Sam believes the breed is increasing in popularity across all sectors of the sheep industry. “In the
ring and at national sales. His grandfather Maurice had, for many years, kept Cheviots crossed with Scotch
past few years many people – especially those around my age who also go out to work – have seen the light
Black Face and Suffolks at Brimley. As a teenager Sam developed an interest in the breed and, when 14 years
about the Cheviot,” says 29-year old Sam. “They like the idea of a good quality sheep which has come off
old, went to Tavistock market and bought his first pedigree North County Cheviot ram. In 2011 he crossed the
lower quality ground going on and doing on their farm. And the ewes last; it’s quite normal for a six- or seven-
Scottish Border for the first time and bought a ram from both Allanshaws and Stobshiels at Kelso. Since then
crop ewe still be holding her own in a flock.” As a result, Sam keeps back 99 ewe lambs each year. Of those
he hasn’t looked back and is a regular at Lockerbie, Kelso and Builth. Last year he purchased Allanshaws
about half go to ram as gimmers and the rest are sold pre-tupping. Last year they achieved £145/head. And
XXXX which was picked out for characteristics very true to type in the hope the ram will keep the flock
20 older ewes averaged £80 each. Despite a continued demand for his stock – both commercially and from
uniform.
other breeders – Sam is strongly considering cutting back his flock. “I am getting more and more particular as
to the type of ewe I want to keep. It’s a case of less is more,” he explains. “There’s also a likelihood we are in
“He might not be as strong as some I bought before – especially a Philiphaugh ram. The Gospelhall sheep I
for a second dry summer in three years.”
bought at Lockerbie in 2015 has probably had the most influence on the flock,” says Sam. “There is no doubt
it takes at least 10 years to establish a flock as you want it. I wouldn’t say I was there yet but the ewes are
And it is looking like this year will be the first since 2011 when he does not need to buy in fresh blood as he
definitely better than they were - there is much more quality throughout them. “I really enjoy the breeding
is very happy with the way all five of his stock rams are breeding. As nearly every breeder has uttered this
side of sheep. It’s nice to have something to build on every year and then sell breeding stock. In the fat lamb
spring, Sam has some cracking stock he is bitterly disappointed will not be out on the showing circuit. You
trade once they’re gone that’s it; there’s only one place they are destined.” This side of the enterprise has
can be sure, however, nothing will be left to chance to ensure he is at the top of the line in 2021.
also held its own. Last year lambs averaged £88.50. These would have levelled at 45kg lw and were mostly
sold through Exeter market. Any hog rams which were not going to make the grade as breeding rams were
marketed the same way and achieved £100. And, like most, Sam cashed in on the strong cull ewe trade at the
beginning of March to average £91/head with the best reaching £124.
This is not a hill farm but the 36ha (90-acres) are all old pasture so no clover-rich leys. Sam’s biggest expense
is 6t of nuts at lambing time for doubles and trebles. “I run a very low input system. Lambs are finished off
grass alone.” This year the flock scanned at 170%. Most years the figure would fluctuate 5% either side of
this mark. “Like many others we had a lot of trebles this year (19) and 17 empties. With that trade as it was I
was out looking for them – which is unheard of usually,” said Sam. Ewes lamb outdoors from late March. “This
might just be the only time of year I wonder why I keep Cheviots: they aren’t the easiest to catch if they need
help lambing outside!” admits Sam who houses the trebles. Thereafter ewes and lambs are rotated around
the farm onto fresh pasture. Doubles have the best of keep but are shut out of mowing grass on May 1st.
A month later ewes are shorn. “We are lucky Cheviot wool is such a high quality and therefore pays better
than other breeds but wool still deserves more recognition being a sustainable natural fibre. More should be
made of this; the industry should be out there promoting it better,” believes Sam who is busy shearing for
other producers throughout the season. Grass is cut in June so there is plenty of aftermath for lambs when
20 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT VERSATILE. HARDY. PROFITABLE.
21NC1090
MANYBURNS
NCH 199 CLYTHA
LEAM STRAGOLE AT & PR JONES
NC 504 NC 505
HUMBLEHEUGH XTRA SPECIAL ALLANSHAWS XACKERI
1st prize ewe lamb Royal Welsh Show
LOCKERBIE CHAMPION 2019 PURCHASED LOCKERBIE 2019 1st prize aged ewe Welsh National 2018
& Welsh National 2018
Rams and Females available privately & Rams sold at
Dungannon and Lockerbie
All stock eligible for export Breeding Stock Sold through Society Sale
Sinclair Armstrong, Leam House, Tempo, at Monmouthshire Livestock Centre
Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland, BT94 3HA
Rams sold at NSA Builth Wells
Meadi Visna accredited
Scrapie monitored Private Sales Welcome
Signet recorded
028 895 41742 Breeders of main register North Country Cheviot
Sinclair: 07526831932 Alastair: 07784 431021 ideal for pedigree or commercial use.
leamlivestock@outlook.com Leamlivestock@facebook.com
High House Farm, Bryngwyn, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2BS
Enquiries and Visitors are always Welcome Phil Jones - 07985380910 Email - amy.rickard83@gmail.com
clythanorthcountrycheviotsHETHPOOL
NCH165
Bill & Fanny
Elliot
Tups sold in 2019
KEOLDALE S.S.C Lairg £6000
Lockerbie £4500
NCH008 Est: 1922
Dingwall £3400
Traditional Hardy Hill cheviots, reared on cape wrath
Ewes & Lambs available for sale at Lairg
Tups forward at Lairg & Dingwall
Private sales welcome
Enquiries welcomed
David Smith 07789 327346
Tups to be sold at Lockerbie, Lairg & Dingwall
All tested negative for Achondroplasia
Keoldale Vital Spark sold to Draft Ewes & Gimmers sold at Lockerbie
Achentoul Dingwall 2019 Ewe lambs for sale privately
Enquiries to:
Follow us on Facebook @ Bill & Fanny Elliot
Nor’westerly Shepherd Hethpool Wooler Northumberland
Tel: 01668 216267
Email: elliothethpool@btinternet.comSALES DATES DINGWALL
DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS
CAITHNESS LIVESTOCK CENTRE 01349 863252
ABERDEEN AND NORTHERN MARTS
01955 621363 Ewe & Wether Lambs 20th & 27th August
Ewe & Wether Lambs 10th & 11th September
Ewe & Wedder Hill Lambs from Dunbeath, Bettyhill, 10th August Ewe & Wether Lambs 17th September
Forsinard & North West Sutherland Areas Ewe & Gimmers 24th September
Show & Sale of Ewe Lambs and Sale of Wedder Lambs 17th August October Show & Sale of Park Rams 26th October
Show & Sale of Gimmers and Sale of Ewes incorporatin 21st September Ewes & Gimmers 1st & 22nd October
Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard & North West Sutherland Sales. October Show & Sale of Hill Rams 23rd October
Show & Sale of Ram Lambs & Rams 18th September
LOCKERBIE
LAIRG HARRISON & HETHERINGTON
UNITED AUCTIONS 01576 202332
01466 792148
Society Show & Sale of Park Rams & Sale of Ewes, 16th September
Sale of NCC Ewe & Wedder Lambs 11th August Gimmers & Ewe Lambs
Second Sale of NCC Ewe & Wedder Lambs 8th September Society Sale of Hill Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs 22nd September
Sale of NCC Gimmers, Ewes & Rams 6th October **NEW DATE FOR FEMALES**
Society Sale of Hill Rams 23rd September
LONGTOWN Society Show & Sale of In-Lamb Females 13th February 2021
C&D AUCTION MART
01228 791215 BUILTH WELLS
HARRISON & HETHERINGTON
NC Cheviot Mule Gimmers & Ewe Lambs 25th August 01835 822214
Second sale of Cheviot Mules 15th September
Show & Sale of Rams & sale of Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs 30th September Show & Sale of Rams 21st September
MONMOUTHSHIRE CLITHEROE
MONMOUTHSHIRE LIVESTOCK AUCTION CLITHEROE AUCTION MART
01291 690962 01200 423325
Society Show & Sale of Ewes, Gimmers, Ewe Lambs & Rams 28th August Society Sale of Rams & Sale of Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs 10th October
KELSO BRYNCIR
HARRISON & HETHERINGTON BRYNCIR AUCTION MART LTD
01835 822214 01766 530828
Show & Sale of Rams 11th September Society Show & Sale of Rams 26th September
26 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT VERSATILE. HARDY. PROFITABLE.
27THE NORTH COUNTRY The champion and top price ram going through
CHEVIOT SALES CENTRES
the ring at Quoybrae, Thurso Ram Sale
North Country Cheviot Sheep, of all classes, can be purchased
from sales centres throughout the country, including Lairg,
Dingwall, Quoybrae, Lockerbie, Perth, St Boswells, Longtown,
Builth Wells, Bryncir, Monmouthshire and Clitheroe.
A packed sale ring at Lockerbie watching
Allanshaws consignment of tups going though
Lambs from Achentoul going through the ring at Lairg
Transport is readily available at all sales centres Full details of all sales, including some private sales, can be found on the society
website www.nc-cheviot.co.uk or for further information contact the society
to take stock to any forward destination. secretary on 07834 817710 or email secretary@nc-cheviot.co.uk
28 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT VERSATILE. HARDY. PROFITABLE.
29NCH 0432 ISLAY FLOCK NCH 0432 ALLANSHAWS
HEREFORDSHIRE NC411
Overall Champion
Newtown St Boswells and District Farmers Show 2019
Philiphaugh
Allanshaws Will.I.Am
Royal Highland Show Male Champion 2019
SHEARLING RAMS SOLD AT
KELSO 11TH SEPTEMBER
LOCKERBIE 16TH SEPTEMBER
LONGTOWN 30TH SEPTEMBER
MS PAT HULBURD Enquiries to: Roderick Runciman
07731 440523 Tel: 01578 730268 Mobile: 07801 347978 Email: roderick@allanshaws.co.uk
Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram & Twitter.
www.allanshaws.co.ukKELSO NCH241
KELSOCLEUGH FARMING
NCC HILL DRAFT EWES, GIMMERS & EWE LAMBS
SOLD ANNUALLY AT LOCKERBIE IN SEPTEMBER & SELECT
FEMALE SALE AT LOCKERBIE IN FEBRUARY
NCC HILL TUPS
SOLD AT LOCKERBIE IN SEPTEMBER, CLITHEROE MID
OCTOBER & DINGWALL LATE OCTOBER
NCC HILL STORE LAMBS
SOLD IN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
ENQUIRIES WELCOME TO JIM THOMSON ON
01573 420488 OR EMAIL
JAMES.THMSON49@GMAIL.COMType to enter text
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOTS
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOTS
HARRISON & HETHERINGTON
Farmstock Auctioneers, Brokers & Valuers
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT SHEEP SALES
LOCKERBIE MART
T: 01576 203833
Wednesday 16th September 2020
Official Society Show and Sale for “PARK” rams and females
Entries close Tuesday 18th August
Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Official Society Sale for “HILL” females Anglesey County Show 2018 Welsh National show 2018
Entries close Tuesday 8th September Anglesey County Show 2018 Welsh National show 2018
NCC
NCC Society
Society Sale Lockerbie
Sale Lockerbie
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Official Society Sale for “HILL” rams
Entries close Tuesday 18th August
Saturday 13th February 2021
Official Society Show & Sale of In-Lamb Females
(entries close Monday 11th January)
Pengroes Tup
Pengroes Tup Sold
Sold @
@ £1,500
£1,500
ParkPark Champion
Champion & Res
& Res Supreme
Supreme NCC
NCCHill Champion
Hill Champion
KELSO RAM SALES
T: 01835 822214
Friday 11th September 2020
The Border North Country Cheviot Ram Fair
(entries close Wednesday 29th July)
PENGROES
PENGROES
NSA RAM SALES – BUILTH WELLS J H Williams & Son
J H Williams & Son
T: 01835 822214
Monday 21st September 2020 NCC 594 NCH 334
(entries close Wednesday 5th August) NCC 594
Pengroes, NCH 334
Brynsiencyn
Pengroes, MEL 07771 900 253
Anglesey North Wales LL61 6SX Hugh 01248 430 548
Brynsiencyn MEL 07771 900 253
Email: mel@tppuk.com
Anglesey North Wales LL61 6SX
Stock SOLD at Lockerbie, Builth Wells & Bryncir.
Hugh 01248 430 548
T. 01228 406200 | F. 01228 406201 Private enquiries welcome. Email: mel@tppuk.com
JH Williams & Son North Country Cheviots
Stock SOLD at Lockerbie, Builth Wells & Bryncir.
harrisonandhetherington.co.uk Private enquiries welcome.
JH Williams & Son North Country Cheviots
Borderway Mart, Carlisle CA1 2RSWHITEHOPE NCH 120 ENQUIRIES & INSPECTION
WELCOME
DAVID T PITTENDREIGH
Plas Villa, Llanllwni, Pencader,
Carmarthen. SA39 9DU
01599 395372 / 07866 759882
COED Y FOEL
NC582
OLDEST FLOCK IN WALES
EST 1973
Peebles Show Champion 2019
Whitehope Princess
Interbreed Champion Border Union 2019
Interbreed Champion Glendale 2017
RAMS SOLD LOCKERBIE & LAIRG, DRAFT
EWES & EWE LAMBS SOLD LOCKERBIE
W.N Douglas, Catslackburn, Yarrow, Selkirk
Tel: David 07769772459 or email:
wndouglas @gmail.com Royal Welsh Show Female Champion & Reserve Overall &
Search ‘Catslackburn’ on Facebook. Welsh National Show Champion 2019SUCCESS FOR RY
CHEVIOT S
GREENBANK WITH NCC
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Moving to North Country Cheviots has proved a
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success for the Iredale family at Greenbank Farm and
a decision the family haven’t regretted.
Farming at Greenbank in the heart of the Lake District near Patterdale isn’t the easiest existence, with land
going up to 3000ft on Helvellyn & St Sundays the sheep have to be hardy to survive let alone thrive but that
is what the Iredale’s have found the North Country Cheviot is capable of here.
Tom, 33 & Charlene farm alongside Tom’s parents Peter & Beverly, they are the 3rd generation to farm here &
with young family themselves are keen to show the next generation a great way of life. Farming 1450 sheep
across two farms, mainly North Country Cheviot with a smaller number of Swaledales, Texel’s & a crossing
flock, the family all agree the change to Cheviots some 20 years ago was the right decision. Tom say’s ‘we
used to farm Swaledales & Herdwicks but as a commercial flock of sheep they weren’t paying the bills.’ The
decision was taken to buy Northie rams from Lairg & Dingwall, crossing them over the existing flock of ewes
giving them a finished lamb which was worth more & gradually moving the flock to Cheviot over time.
They now run a pure flock of 950 Northie ewes & are in the 3rd year of breeding rams which they have sold
at Lockerbie, Draft ewes are also sold through the same sale with some being retained to cross with either
a Beltex or Texel for a good finished lamb to sell through the local auction at Penrith. Tom explains how they
like to run the majority of their lambs onto the New Year, selling right through to March with lambs averaging
40 – 45kg live weight, last year their lambs sold to average 200ppk & this years are looking like they’ll be
220ppk with the recent increase in trade.
Tom says ‘We find the Northie ewe to be very hardy, a real versatile sheep which can really do well on the
Cumbrian fells, this year the home wintered ewes have scanned at 147% with those wintered away at 159%’
Tom explains that even at lambing time they find the cheviot ewes are less work ‘We find that lambing the
Cheviots is very easy – she doesn’t like much interference & will generally get on with it herself, with the
lambs getting straight up onto their feet & away’
The Iredale family firmly believe the change to North Country Cheviot sheep has been the right decision for
them & could see benefits for many other breeders in crossing them to produce a lamb for todays’ market, as
well as a hardy ewe capable of surviving the harsh landscapes of the fells.
38 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT VERSATILE. HARDY. PROFITABLE.
39TWICE WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
MONDAY’S - GATES OPEN AT 7.00 AM
WEDNESDAYS – GATES OPEN AT 6.00 AM
SHOW & SALE OF NORTH COUNTRY
CHEVIOT FEMALES & RAMS ON
FRIDAY 28th AUGUST 2020
WITH NUMEROUS SPECIAL SALES THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR INCLUDING THE SALE OF ALL PIGS EVERY 1ST MONDAY
OF EACH MONTH.
CATALOGUED BREEDING CATTLE SALES.
CATALOGUED AUTUMN SUCKLED CALF SALES
IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
3 CATALOGUED AUTUMN BREEDING SHEEP SALES –
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER WHICH INCLUDES OUR
ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF RAMS.
FURTHER SOCIETY SHOW & SALES AT THE CENTRE INCLUDE:
JACOB SHEEP & BLACK WELSH MOUNTAIN SHEEP
AUTUMN STORE LAMB SALES.
CHRISTMAS PRIMESTOCK SHOW & SALE IN DECEMBER.
PLEASE CONTACT THE MARKET OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Monmouthshire Livestock Centre
Croesbychan, Bryngwyn, Raglan, NP15 2BH
Tel: 01291 690962
Fax: 01291 691924
Email: enquiries@monmouthshiremarket.com
40 www.monmouthshiremarket.com
NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOTNCH007 BADANLOCH NCH007
Traditional Sutherland Bred Sheep
Bred to survive on any type of ground
LAMBS, EWES & RAMS SOLD AT LAIRG RAMS & GIMMERS SOLD ANNUALLY
RAMS SOLD AT DINGWALL AT LOCKERBIE
Enquiries to:
ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME
HUGH MACKENZIE CONTACT:
TELEPHONE INNES GRAHAM
01431 831253 01461 600247/ 07834762465
carruthersfarm btconnect. com
MOBILE Follow us on Facebook @
07824 811185 Carruthers FarmCLITHEROE
AUCTION MART
AUCTIONEERS VALUATORS ESTATE AGENTS
Annual Show & Sale of THE PRINCIPAL NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT CENTRE
120,000 CHEVIOTS SOLD ANNUALLY
North Country Cheviot Rams
plus North Country Cheviot Ewes,
Gimmers & Ewe Lambs
LAMBS
DINGWALL AUGUST 20 9,000
DINGWALL AUGUST 27 12,000
DINGWALL SEPTEMBER 10/11 20,000
DINGWALL SEPTEMBER 17 5,000
EWES & GIMMERS
DINGWALL SEPTEMBER 24 5,000
DINGWALL OCTOBER 1 8,000
DINGWALL OCTOBER 22 5,000
ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE OF PARK RAMS AND SALE OF HILL RAMS
DINGWALL OCTOBER 26
Saturday 10th October 2020 GREAT ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE OF HILL RAMS
DINGWALL OCTOBER 23 800
All enquires to Joe Worthington (07970 221354) DIRECT CONTACTS:
& Jeremy Greenhalgh (07815 727993) Paul Spencer - 07813893963 Daniel Urquhart - 07788421231
Scott Chapman - 07377624349 Sam Ferguson - 07826527773
01200 423325 www.auctionmart.co.uk Dingwall & Highland Marts Limited
Tel. 01349 863252
Clitheroe Auction Mart, Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 1QD www.dingwallmart.co.ukBetter Breeding
ABERDEEN AND NORTHERN MARTS
CAITHNESS LIVESTOCK CENTRE
PRINCIPAL SALES OF N C CHEVIOT SHEEP
Monday 10th August
Ewe & Wedder Hill Lambs from Dunbeath, Be�yhill, Forsinard & North West Sutherland Areas
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Show & Sale of Ewe Lambs and Sale of Wedder Lambs
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Wednesday 9th September
Our many services include: Sale of Gimmers
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46 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT Web: genomics.NEOGEN.com/ukSOUTH LUND ‘PARK
COMMONSIDE TYPE’ NORTH
NCH 317 COUNTRY CHEVIOTS
NC932 EST : 2005
STOCK SOLD ANNUALLY
LOCKERBIE
LAIRG
OBAN
LONGTOWN
ALSO PRIVATELY
ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME:
COMMONSIDE, HAWICK, TD90LB
01450 850210
EMAIL: COMMONSIDEFARM@GMAIL.COM
COMMONSIDE FARM
Born & raised on the roof of England in the heart of Alston Moor
at some 1500ft above sea level.
Incredibly hardy sheep which have a proven track record
of thriving wherever they go regularly producing show winners.
Rams offered annually at Society sales at
Lockerbie & Clitheroe.
Contact Stephen Dodsworth on 07778737431
SOLD TO HARTSIDE HILL FOR £4000 LOCKERBIE 2019We want a sheep that was going
LONGTOWN MART to be as economic as possible.
There was also a market for cast
ewes and with the North Country
10,000 CHEVIOT MULE SHEEP Cheviot being a bigger sheep it was
potentially worth more and it easily
The Principal Sale in the UK produces a lamb weighing 40kg. We
also want to sell lambs throughout
Tuesday 25th August 2020 the season until lambing time next
GREAT ANNUAL PRIZE SHOW & SALE year. A big advantage is that the
CHEVIOT MULE EWE LAMBS Cheviots can lamb outside allowing
us to lamb the crossbreds inside.
CHEVIOT MULE GIMMER SHEARLINGS
They are hardy enough to lamb
outside at up to 1,000ft with few
Tuesday 15th September 2020
problems and they are easily kept.
SECOND SPECIAL SALE OF CHEVIOT MULES
Inglewood Edge
Longtown Mart, Townfoot, Longtown, Cumbria, CA6 5LY John & Joanne Hall
01228 791215
2019 info@cdauctionmarts.co.uk
SALES www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk
2019 SALES
www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk
LONGTOWN MART
BORDER EWE & RAM SALE
Wednesday 30th September 2020
North Country Cheviot Ewes, Gimmers & Ewe Lambs
Annual Show & Sale of North Country Cheviot Rams
for the NC Cheviot Sheep Society
WEEKLY SALES OF CHEVIOT STORE LAMBS THROUGHOUT
THE SEASON AT LONGTOWN & DUMFRIES MARTS
(Prize Show of Cheviot Store Lambs - Longtown, Tuesday 20th October)
Longtown Mart, Townfoot, Longtown, Cumbria, CA6 5LY
01228 791215
2019 info@cdauctionmarts.co.uk www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk
SALES 2019 SALES
www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk www.cdauctionmarts.co.uk
50 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOTNORTH
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CHEVIOT
SHEEP
SOCIETY
For further information please contact the
society secretary Corinna Cowin
CHEVIOT S
RY
North Country Cheviot Sheep Society
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Alandale, Kirkby Thore
Penrith, Cumbria CA10 1UE
T: 07834 817710
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E: secretary@nc-cheviot.co.uk
www.nc-cheviot.co.uk
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