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Fiona (sheep)
Fiona the Sheep is a ewe sheep that came to public attention in 2021 when she was spotted alone at the base of a cliff on the shore of the Moray Firth in Scotland. In 2021, Jill Turner was kayaking between Balintore, Easter Ross, Balintore and Nigg, Highland, Nigg and about to enter the Cromarty Firth from the Moray Firth when she spotted the sheep. She subsequently saw the sheep in 2023 at the same location, with a much overgrown fleece. Turner said that the sheep bleated to her and her fellow kayakers. She contacted several organisations with the aim of helping the sheep up the steep cliffs of the firth. The sheep became national news in October 2023. The chief superintendent of the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA), Mike Flynn, said that it was aware of the sheep and that it had "ample grazing" despite its being stuck on the bottom of the cliffs. It was not known to whom the sheep belonged. A petition for her rescue garnered in excess of 52, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moray Firth
The Moray Firth (; , or ) is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of the north of Scotland. It is the largest firth in Scotland, stretching from Duncansby Head (near John o' Groats) in the north, in the Highland council area, and Fraserburgh in the east, in the Aberdeenshire council area, to Inverness and the Beauly Firth in the west. Therefore, three council areas have Moray Firth coastline: Highland to the west and north of the Moray Firth and Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire to the south. The firth has more than of coastline, much of which is cliff. Etymology The firth is named after the 10th-century Province of Moray, whose name in turn is believed to derive from the sea of the firth itself. The local names ''Murar'' or ''Morar'' are suggested to derive from , the Gaelic for sea, whilst ''Murav'' and ''Morav'' are believed to be rooted in Celtic words (sea) and (side), co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
