James Robson, a Belford (Northumberland) breeder, was instrumental in establishing the Cheviot breed by crossing ewes of long hill stock with Leicester-type rams in the mid-18th century. Scottish statesman and agrarian reformer Sir John Sinclair introduced the sheep to Caithness, where it thrived. The breed was named Cheviot by Sinclair based on its place of origin.
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