A three-shear ram shown by Hughie Mackenzie, Badanloch, Kinbrace, landed the overall championship at the North Country Cheviot hill-type sheep show at Lairg.

Judge Andrew Elliot found his supreme in the tup, Balmacara Class Act which was bought at Dingwall in 2023 for £1000.

Champion winner was the three-shear ram shown by Hughie Mackenzie, Badanloch Champion winner was the three-shear ram shown by Hughie Mackenzie, Badanloch Badanloch also scooped the female championship with a five-crop ewe by a Langdale ram used on loan, out of a home-bred ewe that was champion here in 2017.

Following the supreme to take the reserve overall championship was the runner-up male, a tup lamb by the £10,000 Attonburn Antidote from Michael Kirk.

Michael Kirk's ram lamb was reserve overall championMichael Kirk's ram lamb was reserve overall champion Reserve female was a gimmer shown by Scott Renwick, Inverbroom. It is sired by Allanshaw Ben Nevis, a £12,000 purchase at Dingwall in 2022.

Leading Awards

Aged tup, trimmed two-shear, natural two-shear, trimmed shearling ram, trimmed ewe – Badanloch.

Trimmed shearling, natural shearling, trimmed gimmer – Inverbroom.

Tup lamb – Michael Kirk

Natural ewe – Neil Mackay, Kirtomy.

Maiden ewe – Rhifail.

Natural gimmer – Andrew Campbell, Millhouse.

Ewe lamb – Graeme Macrae.

Black male champion – Helena Macdonald.

Black female champion and overall black champion – Kirsty Maclennan

Young handlers – 8-11yrs – 1, Kayden Robertson. 12-16yrs – 1 and overall, Kieran Dooner.