{"id":1860,"date":"2023-06-12T08:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T08:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/?page_id=1860"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:33:03","slug":"ancient-and-heritage-sheep-breeds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/ancient-and-heritage-sheep-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient and Heritage Sheep Breeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1860\" class=\"elementor elementor-1860\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-196c98c4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"196c98c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cf37bba\" data-id=\"3cf37bba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3adb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc3adb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ancient and Heritage Sheep Breeds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c73cf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2c73cf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/category\/sheep-breeds\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All Sheep Breeds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1412e53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1412e53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661cb72\" data-id=\"661cb72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fc8a179 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fc8a179\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7d96eb\" data-id=\"7c7d96eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3513bc12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3513bc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation Breed<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2a8890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a2a8890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ancient Sheep Breeds<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e60293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e60293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ancient sheep breeds are likely to be the wild ancestors of domesticated sheep, and their genetic diversity has been studied through the analysis of ancient DNA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1d7ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1d7ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f109d38\" data-id=\"f109d38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91040d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"91040d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-top uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"1860\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-2 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ancient sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/cotswold-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Cotswold Longwool Ancient Conservation Breed\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-cotswolds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1797\" alt=\"Cotswolds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-cotswolds.jpg 845w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-cotswolds-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-cotswolds-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-cotswolds-600x455.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/ancient\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-ancient\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-ancient\">Ancient<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/cotswold-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tCotswold Longwool Ancient Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t13th Century A direct descendant of the sheep imported during the roman invasion 1st Century AD. Initially from the Cotswolds area, it&#8217;s fine wool was ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/cotswold-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-1820\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-1820>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ancient rare sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Manx Loughton Ancient Conservation Breed\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton-.jpg 587w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/ancient\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-ancient\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-ancient\">Ancient<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tManx Loughton Ancient Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t11th Century Descended from a primitive mountain breed thought to of been on the Isle of Man for more than a thousand years. The word ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2034>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ancient sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/ryeland-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ryeland Ancient Conservation Breed\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ryeland-sheep-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ryeland-sheep-.jpg 598w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ryeland-sheep--300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/ancient\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-ancient\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-ancient\">Ancient<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/ryeland-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tRyeland Ancient Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t12th Century One of the oldest sheep breeds, said to once of rivalled the Spanish Merinos in the fineness of their fleece. Contemporary Ryelands have ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/ryeland-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2043\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2043>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ancient sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/romney-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Romney Longwool Ancient Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1785\" alt=\"Romney\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney.jpg 730w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-romney-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/ancient\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-ancient\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-ancient\">Ancient<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/romney-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tRomney Longwool Ancient Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t13th Century Part of the English longwool group. Originally from the Romney Marshes in the South East of England. These sheep are hardy and large ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/romney-longwool-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2050>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-383c1f5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"383c1f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a19fd62\" data-id=\"a19fd62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3910b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3910b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation Breed<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e0b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89e0b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heritage Sheep Breeds<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db37d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db37d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These breeds have been raised since pre-industrial times. Heritage breeds retain the qualities for which they were bred, from coarse, double-coated carpet wool to fine, elastic wool suitable for elegant garments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27cb7c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27cb7c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50673be\" data-id=\"50673be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffef97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"ffef97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-top uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"1860\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-2 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wensleydale-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Wensleydale Longwool Heritage Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-wensleydale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1779\" alt=\"Wensleydale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-wensleydale.jpg 742w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-wensleydale-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-wensleydale-600x583.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wensleydale-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tWensleydale Longwool Heritage Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t19th Century The Wensleydale, bread in North Yorkshire, it is one of the finest wools from the English wool group. This breed can be traced ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wensleydale-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-1808\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-1808>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/teeswater-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Teeswater Longwool Heritage Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-teeswater.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1781\" alt=\"teeswater\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-teeswater.jpg 741w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-teeswater-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-teeswater-600x524.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/teeswater-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tTeeswater Longwool Heritage Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t19th Century The Teeswater, bred in Teesdale County Durham. Known for its longevity and prolific breeding ability Fleece Details Breed History The Teeswater sheep is ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/teeswater-longwool-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-1996\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-1996>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/blue-faced-leicester-longwool-heritage-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Blue Faced Leicester Longwool Heritage Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-blue-faced-leicester.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1807\" alt=\"blue faced leicester\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-blue-faced-leicester.jpg 765w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-blue-faced-leicester-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-blue-faced-leicester-600x464.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/blue-faced-leicester-longwool-heritage-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tBlue Faced Leicester Longwool Heritage Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t18th Century Evolved in the Tyne and Wear area specifically to breed with hardy hill sheep, producing a high quality meat and wool sheep. Sometimes ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/blue-faced-leicester-longwool-heritage-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2007\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2007>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/jacob-sheep-heritage-horned-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Jacob Sheep Heritage Horned Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jacob-sheep-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jacob-sheep-.jpg 549w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Jacob-sheep--277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/jacob-sheep-heritage-horned-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tJacob Sheep Heritage Horned Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t17th Century The Jacob sheep breed from American smaller sheep to produce a larger animal for meat. Kept for their picturesque fleece and horns by ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/jacob-sheep-heritage-horned-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2016>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/border-leicester-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Border Leicester Heritage Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-border-leicester.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1805\" alt=\"Border Leicester\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-border-leicester.jpg 736w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-border-leicester-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-border-leicester-600x540.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/border-leicester-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tBorder Leicester Heritage Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t18th Century A cross produced by mixing English Leicester (now extinct) with the Cheviot. Large hornless, with characteristic long ears and Roman nose. Fleece Details ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/border-leicester-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2057\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2057>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage rare sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Portland Heritage Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1787\" alt=\"Portland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland.jpg 721w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-600x598.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tPortland Heritage Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t13th Century This heritage breed originated from the Isle of Portland off the southern coast of England, possibly the reason it escaped the &#8216;improvement&#8217; efforts ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2062\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2062>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a404994 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a404994\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-badd559\" data-id=\"badd559\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fcd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01fcd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation Breed<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7a6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc7a6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern and Rare Sheep Breeds<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536dd66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"536dd66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern sheep breeds are domesticated sheep that have been selectively bred for specific purposes such as meat, wool, milk, or landscape management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35079cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35079cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df403d\" data-id=\"5df403d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05080cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"05080cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-top uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"1860\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-2 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   modern sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/castlemilk-moorit-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Castlemilk Moorit Modern Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-castlemilk-moorit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1801\" alt=\"Castlemilk moorit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-castlemilk-moorit.jpg 726w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-castlemilk-moorit-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-castlemilk-moorit-600x468.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/modern\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-modern\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-modern\">Modern<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/castlemilk-moorit-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tCastlemilk Moorit Modern Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t20th Century Developed in Scotland by Sir Jack Buchanan-Jardin, at his estate in Castlemilk. Crossing Shetland, Manx Loughton, Soay, and Wiltshire horn to create this ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/castlemilk-moorit-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2025>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   ancient rare sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Manx Loughton Ancient Conservation Breed\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton-.jpg 587w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/manx-Loughton--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/ancient\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-ancient\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-ancient\">Ancient<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tManx Loughton Ancient Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t11th Century Descended from a primitive mountain breed thought to of been on the Isle of Man for more than a thousand years. The word ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/manx-loughton-ancient-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2034>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   heritage rare sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Portland Heritage Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1787\" alt=\"Portland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland.jpg 721w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-600x598.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sheep-portland-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/heritage\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-heritage\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-heritage\">Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tPortland Heritage Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t13th Century This heritage breed originated from the Isle of Portland off the southern coast of England, possibly the reason it escaped the &#8216;improvement&#8217; efforts ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/portland-heritage-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2062\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2062>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   modern rare sheep-breeds \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/british-milksheep-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"British Milksheep Modern Conservation Breed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2367\" alt=\"Black and white photograph of a British Milk sheep\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/British-milk-sheep-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/category\/sheep-breeds\/modern\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-modern\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-modern\">Modern<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/british-milksheep-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tBritish Milksheep Modern Conservation Breed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t20th Century Developed by Lawrence Alderson in the 1960s and 1970s as a high yielding dairy ewe. Many fine cheeses are made from sheeps milk, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ossianknitwear.co.uk\/british-milksheep-modern-conservation-breed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2089\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2089>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancient and Heritage Sheep Breeds View All Sheep Breeds Conservation Breed Ancient Sheep Breeds Ancient sheep breeds are likely to be the wild ancestors of domesticated sheep, and their genetic diversity has been studied through the analysis of ancient DNA. 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