Kyloe
(local/other name)

(most common name):
• Highland
(transboundary/brand name):
• Highland
(local/other name):
• Kiloe
• Scotch Highland
• Scottish Highland
• West Highland

‘Kyloe’ was the name given to Highland cattle that had to swim across the kyles (narrow straits) to the mainland from the Isle of Skye.

The Kyloe usually had a black coat.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-18

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