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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jedidajah Otte

Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ rescued after two years at foot of cliff

Fiona the sheep with rescuers - five farmers - standing in a field
Fiona the sheep with her rescuers who hauled her up a steep slope using heavy equipment. Photograph: The Sheep Game

A ewe that was hailed Britain’s loneliest sheep has been rescued by a group of farmers from a remote shingle beach in the Scottish Highlands.

The sheep, called Fiona and wearing a huge fleece, had been stranded at the foot of cliffs on the Cromarty Firth for at least two years, with an animal welfare charity having deemed rescue attempts “incredibly complex”.

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