The Killochries story will probably reflect that of many other breeders of Highland Cattle. What started out of interest and a vague curiosity quite quickly turned into a passion as these wonderful animals captured our hearts and worked their magic.

The Killochries Fold of Scottish Highland Cattle came into being when in 1995 the Highland Cow Seud Bhuidhe 215 of Benmore was bought in calf at the Pedigree Highland Cattle Show at Oban.

We don’t know if it was fate or sheer luck, but her calf, Seamus of Killochries, became our first stock bull, we do know that his calves were fast growing, sweet cattle of the highest quality. Soon we were expanding, preferring to embrace organic farming we aimed to provide a habitat that benefited not only our newly emerging Fold but also the local wildlife, in particular protected birds and the rare Brown Hare.

The Fold is now in its fourteenth year, includes a specialist Black Fold of Highland Cattle and has gained a reputation of breeding only high quality Highland Cows, Calves and Bulls.

You can take a tour of our Fold through the pages of our website and trace the Killochries lineage through many other Highland Folds in the UK. View the progress of our organic policy and how we are implementing our objectives to improve the habitat for bird life, including protected birds and the Black Grouse here in Scotland.

Highland Cattle - the black herd and the main herd		Take a virtual tour Click Here		Wildlife at Killochries
This specialist group of Highland Cattle have been bred pure black for many generations and since being under the management of Killochries, only the highest productivity cattle have been kept.		Take a look at the Killochries Fold 2008		One of our objectives at Killochries, is to provide a habitat for bird life, particularly protected birds, including black grouse.