Soay sheep
![Soay ewe](/Images/godic/202502/11/Soay_ewe3324.jpg")
![Soay sheep of varied colours](/Images/godic/202502/11/Soay_sheep_at_Cranborne_Ancient_Technology_Centre3324.jpg")
![A Soay lamb](/Images/godic/202502/11/Soay_sheep_lamb3324.png")
The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from a population of feral sheep on the 250-acre (100 ha) island of Soay in the St. Kilda Archipelago, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the Western Isles of Scotland. It is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds.