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HISTORY
As their name suggests, Highland cattle originated in the Highlands and west coastal islands of Scotland, areas severe in climate and lashed by the North Atlantic gales. Originally, the breed was divided into two classes, the West Highlands or Kyloe, and the Highlander.

The Kyloes, raised on the western islands of Scotland, tended to be of a smaller size and had a higher percentage of black and brindled cattle than the mainland Highlanders. The size difference was probably due more to the severe climate and limited rations that the island cattle were subjected to than to any genetic variation between the classes. Today all members of the breed are called Highland.

A little-known fact about Highland breeders is that they don't call their herd a herd. It is called a fold of Highland cattle because in the olden days in winter the cattle were brought together at night in open shelters made of stone called folds to protect them from the weather and wolves.