Q: Are Highland Cows native to Scotland?

A: Highland Cows are one of the oldest registered breeds of cattle in the world. Written records of the Highland Cow breed date back to 1885, recorded by the Highland Cattle Breed Society, but first mentioned in the 6^th Century, originating in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. They are said to have descended from the world’s oldest breed, the Egyptian Longhorn which was reportedly well-established in the Nile Valley as far back as 4000BC and bought to Britain by neolithic farmers. The Highland Cow breed has remained largely unchanged over centuries.