Curling History
Thursday, September 29, 2016

The 'Boulder Age': When Your Curling Stone Had a Name!

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Curling's history can be traced by studying old stones. The earliest curling stones are called 'loofies', and were without han...
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Friday, September 16, 2016

The Bonspiel at Lochwinnoch: Fact or Fiction?

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The photo above is from 2010, when I paid a visit to Lochwinnoch to see the Erskine Curling Club on outside ice on Castle Semple Loch. The...
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

The Abdie Curling House

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One of the opportunities at the recent Fife 'Doors Open Days' was the chance to visit the Abdie Curling Club's house, beside L...
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Monday, September 05, 2016

The Women in the Painting: Scottish Curling Pioneers

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Charles Martin Hardie's painting, 'Curling at Carsebreck', dates from 1898. The image above is just part of the full painting ...
Monday, August 29, 2016

David's Wall

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When the new season begins at Ayr Ice Rink in a couple of weeks, curlers arriving to play will be met by this new construction on Limekiln...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The Curlers at Rawyards

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'The Curlers at Rawyards' is a nineteenth century painting that shows the sport of curling. It was painted by John Levack in 1857 ...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

When World Junior Curling Came to Glasgow in 1991

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by Bob Cowan In 1991 these eight young curlers had just won the Scottish Junior Curling Championships and were getting ready to represen...
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