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Sheep-rearing at Ferniehaugh Farm
551 2500/1860/2
Description Sheep-rearing at Ferniehaugh Farm
Date 31/3/2007 to 17/4/2008
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 2500/1860/2
Category All Other
Scope and Content These pictures depict some of the day-to-day activities of Ferniehaugh Farm including rearing new-born lambs, herding sheep, and taking them to market. Ferniehaugh is an Upland Stock-rearing Farm, in what is designated a less favoured area. It is situated 3km north of Dolphinton, west off a minor road from the A702. It has 1,500 acres [600Ha] of land; 1,000 acres are moorland, 430 inby fields and policies and 70 acres woodland. Some of the moor is being returned to heath, and there are four formal ponds to encourage wildlife. There are over 700 sheep, mainly breeding Blackface Mules and Texel Cross Ewes, and 16 Tups. The Farmer and the Manager Shepherd undertake most of the work required, assisted by some helpers and by outsourcing some big jobs. Pheasants are also fed for game shooting. The farm supports a number of workers. James Christie is the farmer at Ferniehaugh. James was born in 1940 and brought up on the land in Fife. He trained as a medical doctor, becoming a renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Before retiring, he bought Ferniehaugh in 1995, where he has enjoyed working even more. Ian Notman is the Manager Shepherd on the farm. He was born in 1959 and brought up in the Scottish Borders before moving to the Biggar area not far from Ferniehaugh. He has been a shepherd and gamekeeper in his working days. He trains sheepdogs and has won prizes at sheepdog trials, where he now judges. He played rugby for Biggar Rugby Club, later becoming its chairman. He is the sole full-time employee at Ferniehaugh. In Spring 2007, Cairns started to take photos of the activities at the farm, both the sheep and the pheasants. In 2009/10, he made camcorder videos of similar activities; these have been deposited at the scottish Screen Archive of the National Library of Scotland [A2236 Aitken Collection].
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 1033
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