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Cumbria without sheep would not be Cumbria.
They have been the mainstay of the economy from time out of mind.
The main income from sheep today is the sale
of their lambs, but in times past the wool was equally important.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer in Parliament is still seated
on "The Woolsack" in recognition of wool's historic
value.
The Herdwick, the Rough Fell and their close
neighbour the Swaledale have been bred and reared to withstand the
climate. The Herdwick
and Rough Fell in particular have been shepherded generation on
generation, possibly back to early medieval
times, to their own hill territory or "heaf", to which
they will always return. |
Two pairs of hand clippers. They would be greased and resharpened
after the summer and usually stored with a leather band round the
blades to hold the points together. |
