Building Hassockrigg: Sophie McCarlie's journey from first gimmers to Highland Show glory

From bringing home 10 Kerry Hill gimmers in 2020 to winning the breed championship at the Royal Highland Show, Sophie McCarlie has quickly established the Hassockrigg flock as one to watch

Tom Ryder
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Sophie McCarlie (left) winning Royal Highland Show champion, and Angie Burgess (right) who was awarded reserve champion
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Sophie McCarlie (left) winning Royal Highland Show champion, and Angie Burgess (right) who was awarded reserve champion

At Wester Hassockrigg Farm, Shotts, North Lanarkshire, the McCarlie family run 200 commercial suckler cows alongside a busy agricultural contracting business. Dad Robert and brother Robbie manage the...

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