Burnside Dexter Cattle

Burnside Dexter Cattle Established in 1986 Burnside Dexters is one of the oldest herds of Dexter cattle in Scotland. Dexter beef is now recognised to be of exceptional quality.

Burnside Dexters is a true breeding herd of the smallest breed of British cattle. We produce breeding stock for sale from time to time, and a small amount of Dexter beef. Our beef is reared very naturally, we use no fertiliser and no concentrate feeding, this is serious grass fed beef. The cows and calves outwinter in our wet but mild climate on Bute, with the calves only housed for a few weeks at

weaning to allow careful handling, thus ensuring a quiet easy to handle herd. Contact us by email for details of availability.

All peaceful and contented this afternoon. We should be able to get the last few calves tagged on Monday when cows are ...
06/06/2026

All peaceful and contented this afternoon. We should be able to get the last few calves tagged on Monday when cows are gathered for hoof trimming by David Baillie. With all outwintering on very wet ground the hooves get little natural wear.

An assortment of our bulls
31/05/2026

An assortment of our bulls

What a change in weather today. Cloud mist and drizzle, calves proving experts at sheltering.
29/05/2026

What a change in weather today. Cloud mist and drizzle, calves proving experts at sheltering.

The warm weather continues.
26/05/2026

The warm weather continues.

Some contented calves this morning
18/05/2026

Some contented calves this morning

Typical views of the cows and calves today but look at 3rd one. Zoom in to 4th!
04/05/2026

Typical views of the cows and calves today but look at 3rd one. Zoom in to 4th!

Burnside Weaver is for sale. A 3yo bull already has offspring on the ground. A mix of Harron and Woodmagic lines.
03/05/2026

Burnside Weaver is for sale. A 3yo bull already has offspring on the ground. A mix of Harron and Woodmagic lines.

That is 2026 calving completed. 7 bulls and 1 heifer. This is Burnside Pine Magic with her calf by Duffryn Hedgehog 2nd....
29/04/2026

That is 2026 calving completed. 7 bulls and 1 heifer. This is Burnside Pine Magic with her calf by Duffryn Hedgehog 2nd. He will be nearly pure Woodmagic lines with a dash of Butterbox Morris .Morris was deliberately bred to bring old Doesmead breeding together.

A few not very carefully taken photos of our bulls. They have all been out sintered on rough grazing with no supplemen...
27/04/2026

A few not very carefully taken photos of our bulls. They have all been out sintered on rough grazing with no supplementary feeding at all.

All very peaceful today. Youngest calf has decided he is a big boy now and can join the others.
22/04/2026

All very peaceful today. Youngest calf has decided he is a big boy now and can join the others.

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Burnside
Rothesay
PA209ET

Telephone

01700 504788

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