Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ rescued after 2 years stranded at cliff base

Fiona is no longer all baa herself, after a brave contingent of farmers launched a daring rescue operation.

All’s wool that ends wool for Fiona, an ewe that was for years considered Britain’s “loneliest sheep.”

The sheep had been stranded at the base of the cliffs at Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands for at least two years, reports The Guardian.

Her ordeal came to an end Saturday after a rescue operation was carried out by a team of local farmers, led by professional sheep shearer Cammy Wilson.

He told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland, “I have never worked with a sheep as calm as she is.

“She has essentially had unlimited grass to eat for two years and she is what we would describe as fat in the sheep world.

“I am not sure if you are allowed to say that these days to sheep, but she didn’t seem to be too offended.”

Fiona’s ordeal began two years ago when she was sighted trapped at the base of a steep cliff. An online petition was started to rescue her, and calls for an expedited rescue came last month after a kayaker photographed her still trapped in the same spot.

Previous attempts had been made to rescue the ewe, but all failed.