ORKNEY BORERAY
SCOTLAND’S HERITAGE BREED
Hardy island sheep with an intriguing story
and a newfound future
Custodians of ‘The Lost Flock’
Orkney Boreray make their home off the coast of mainland Scotland’s most northerly point, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea.
As crofters, breeders and Orcadian residents, our responsibility and our privilege is to protect and promote these remarkable, distinctive sheep — a breed, with a storied history, that is now firmly rooted in the ecology, climate and character of this unique place.
We partner with handpicked producers that we know understand the significance of this breed, its history and, when it comes to dining, its unique Orcadian ‘terroir’.
Our Mission
PROTECTING THE PROVENANCE & PROMOTING THE PRODUCE OF ORKNEY BORERAY SHEEP.
PROTECT
PROVENANCE
PROMOTE
PRODUCE
Opportunities
CROFTING ORKNEY BORERAY
Protecting this remarkable breed and its provenance means opportunities for farmers and crofters who want to take the opportunity to raise their own flock here on the Orkney Isles — employing regenerative agroecological methods, maintaining high welfare standards and growing a small but supportive Orkney Boreray community.
This is a unique chance for young farmers to strike out on their own and be part of the Orkney Boreray story. Our new crofters will have a responsibility to ensure that our name and brand mark is a byword for the utmost quality and provenance — a symbol that consumers will take great confidence in.
TRUE TERROIR
The relative rarity and distinct attributes of Orkney Boreray sheep mean we’re especially selective about how wool, meat, horn and bone is used.
This means partnering with handpicked producers that we know understand the significance of this breed, its history and, when it comes to dining, its unique Orcadian ‘terroir’.
OUR PARTNERS
In our still young history as a community, we have already partnered with a small array of fine establishments.
We believe in forging strong relationships with our produce partners — reinforcing standards, guaranteeing provenance and ensuring that the Orkney Boreray name and logo are a mark of the utmost quality.
