Marking sheep after shearing with Lanolin dye, Lake District, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon.

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Marking sheep after shearing with Lanolin dye, Lake District, c1960. Huge numbers of sheep are reared on the hill farms and moorlands of Cumbria, principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk and wool. They also yield sheepskin and parchment. Sheep are marked to identify them in the flock

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Size: 4644px × 3248px
Location: Europe,United Kingdom,England,Cumbria,Lake District,World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Cumbria
Photo credit: © © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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