Sheep escape escarpment

Sheep stuck on a cliff sparked a callout for coastguards in the north of the Island at the weekend.

Volunteers sprang into action at around midday on Sunday when a sheep was reported stranded on cliffs near Dogmills in Ramsey.

When they arrived, they were told another two sheep were in difficulty further along the coastline.

But as they prepared a rescue operation, the sheep managed to get down the steep cliffs onto the beach where they were collected by the farmer.