Sometimes, you just have to follow your instincts and let serendipity take care of the rest. North Ronaldsay, a remote island north of mainland Orkney, has a population of about 50 and a lot of sheep.

A warden is wanted to look after a historic stone dyke seen as vital for North Ronaldsay's famous sheep. Instead of munching grass, the four-legged residents of Orkney's most northerly island ...

North Ronaldsay is remote and best known for its sheep. But there are other good reasons to go... Thanks to the Armada, most of the islands off Scotland's north-east coast have a good tale to tell ...

THEY spend their life on the shoreline of an far-flung archipelago, battered by the northern gales and gobbling down seaweed for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Experts believe the famed sheep of ...

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The natives of North Ronaldsay were always a bit unusual. Until the 19th century they still spoke a dialect of Old Norse, a language that had already died out on the neighboring islands. About 600 ...

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The northernmost Orkney island, North Ronaldsay, is home to just 50 people and 2,000 sheep. Since the 19th Century, when islanders built a stone wall to confine the flock to the shoreline, it has ...

The North Ronaldsay or Orkney sheep is a breed from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland (Picture: Getty) If you’ve got some serious desk job ennui, we ...