Habitat: Rugged and hilly seacoast region in the
southwest of Scotland
Food: Grasses
Weight: 900-1700 pounds
Fun Facts: The Belted Galloway is a naturally hornless
animal, and the distinctive “belt”
markings are dominant. They have a magnificent
winter coat, which comprises a double
layer of hair to give excellent insulation
from the cold. There is a long “overcoat”
which readily sheds the rain and snow
and helps keep the animal dry, and a very
soft, mossy “undercoat” which
traps the warmth.
In hot weather, the
coat is shed to a fine cover of hair.
These cattle come from the hardiest of
stock that from early times were forced
to graze and survive in some of the roughest
terrain and elements of Scotland.
