The last inhabitants left Swona, in the Pentland Firth, in 1974. They left a herd of cattle - one bull and eight cows of a cross between Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn. Five generations later these animals have become feral, continue to thrive and have been classified as a new breed. For a visit to this Lost World there is a YouTube clip that has a professional style.
Scottish Islands Explorer - wishes to be seen as a pedigree among publications
A photographic Portrait of Swona by John S Findlay is a fabulous book recording the history of this island in the turbulent Pentland Firth.
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