Highland cattle
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Gareth explained: "The cows came down off the mountain one day, they were the big Highland cattle, with the massive horns, and they actually came in our garden."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The North Trail has around 30 animals including bison, reindeer, bobcat, Scottish Highland cattle, wolves, goats, sheep, otters, camels, owls, eagles, tortoises, black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs and others.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2020
That afternoon, we meet our first Highland cattle, a dozen or so of which graze in fields behind Braemore Square Country House, our bed-and-breakfast.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2017
Old MacDonald’s Farm 2.0: The menagerie of farm animals includes Scottish Highland cattle and guinea fowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2015
He liked Highland cattle standing besides a well, with a lot of purple heather about; or a snowy landscape with sheep in the foreground and the sun setting redly behind a hill.
From The Setons by Douglas, O.
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