About us

Armadale Farm is a family-run 6,000 acre hill farm on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It has been passed down through the family over the years since my grand-parents first took the farm on in the early 1960’s. I started helping out on the farm - in the 1970s - and then took on the full running of the farm when I was twenty after returning from college. I now run the farm with my husband, Ian.

We have a flock of around 800 pure-bred North Country Cheviot Hill Ewes at Armadale in addition to around 40 tups (rams) 270 ewe hogg replacements, 25 suckler cows, a few free range hens and holiday cottage accommodation. North Country Cheviots are one of the hardiest breeds of sheep in Britain and they have to be in order to withstand the tough and exposed hill-ground on which we farm. For most of the year our sheep are out on the hills, grazing on the heather, being gathered in every few months for health checks or for lambing in the spring. During lambing they are kept on the in-bye grassy pastures so that it is easier to keep an eye on them.

At Armadale we feel strongly that on both a farm level, and as an industry, we need to get better at re-connecting with our communities and the general public to help to follow the journey of the high quality Scotch Lamb and Scotch Beef that we produce in Scotland.

We also hope to make people more aware of the power of their choices when they shop and how this can affect us the producer.

Over the last number of years we have become very aware of the climate emergency crisis and the loss of habitats. We are committed to trying to step up to restore our precious peatland’s, reduce red deer numbers and grazing pressures, and improve the varied habitats around our farm. Keep an eye on our news section to see what’s happening.