It was the only variety of goat established in the British Isles up until that era .
Until the late 18th century , there were at least one million British primitives in Scotland and Northern England , and half a million in Ireland .
British was the only variety of goat established in the British Isles up until that era .
Until the late 18th century , there were at least one million British primitives in Scotland and Northern England , and half a million in Ireland .