Nice place , would have to have money to live there , never be able to make a living. Would like to have seen more of the cattle to live upto title of the video
Yes. Wikipedia says : In 2017 The BBC documentary series Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney briefly visited Swona. Chris Packham Counted 20 cows and calves and 3 bulls. They are considered their own breed. I see some of my cattle in the white with black ears, nose and eyes. Check my channel for cattle for sale
surprised to see domestic rabbits; there must be a few land predators or raptors to keep their numbers down, or the cattle wouldn't have any grass left.
all four of my grandparents homesteaded in Canada in an area of real cold. Now add wind and darkness. It would get old real quick if you had choices to go elsewhere. Long dark winters, probably winter winds, tough people back then.
I would like to know more. I raise British White Cattle and see some relatives in the herd. In 2017 The BBC documentary series Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney briefly visited Swona. Chris Packham Counted 20 cows and calves and 3 bulls. They are considered their own breed. I see some of my cattle in the white with black ears, nose and eyes. Check my channel for cattle for sale : )
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Lovely! It would have been nice to include info about this island, as very few UA-cam viewers would know where on earth it is or anything about it.
Thanks for sharing. I'm writing a book and Swona Island is in part of it. Now I know NOT to include any big boulders in the landscape!
Or feral cattle.
did you ever write your book?
R.I.P.
Nice place , would have to have money to live there , never be able to make a living. Would like to have seen more of the cattle to live upto title of the video
Watch the countryfile episode on here. They show the cattle
what a place,me want to go
Does the catle still live on the island ?
Yes. Wikipedia says : In 2017 The BBC documentary series Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney briefly visited Swona. Chris Packham Counted 20 cows and calves and 3 bulls. They are considered their own breed. I see some of my cattle in the white with black ears, nose and eyes. Check my channel for cattle for sale
The 1 white is still there 😎
surprised to see domestic rabbits; there must be a few land predators or raptors to keep their numbers down, or the cattle wouldn't have any grass left.
No info on the island, how and why it was abandoned.
all four of my grandparents homesteaded in Canada in an area of real cold. Now add wind and darkness. It would get old real quick if you had choices to go elsewhere. Long dark winters, probably winter winds, tough people back then.
The auld folk that lived there wis agein and not in good health so they had to leave and a lot i their belongins are still in the hoose’s
@@lukeharcus6527 Very sad for the auld folk.
Any information about this video?
I would like to know more. I raise British White Cattle and see some relatives in the herd. In 2017 The BBC documentary series Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney briefly visited Swona. Chris Packham Counted 20 cows and calves and 3 bulls. They are considered their own breed. I see some of my cattle in the white with black ears, nose and eyes. Check my channel for cattle for sale : )
fresh gene pool for Chillingham too.
Why was it abandoned?
Jamie Mezs the last people to leave were aging and not in good health I believe, apparently there homes still have the things they left behind
Donna Sutherland
I really don't know how to feel about it because see a reclaimed by the wilderness ,is sad.
Jamie Mezs, I feel like moving there :-)
The rabbit! Looked like it had domestic descendants 🐇
You mean ancestors
@@livarpoolfan910 Pedant 😉
Where are the cattle?
Beautiful video... Whic song is this?
Is it habitable. I'd like to live there.