granite for curling stones comes from scotland.
granite for curling stones comes from scotland.
where does granite for curling stones come from?
scotland
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from the mid-nineteenth century the island has been quarried for its rare type of micro-granite with riebeckite (known as "ailsite"), which is used to make stones for the sport of curling. , 60–70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island and it is one of only two sources for all stones in the sport, the other being the trefor granite quarry in wales.
ailsa craig
on 4 september 1939, curling stone manufacturer andrew kay & co. sent a cablegram to its sales representative in toronto stating, "we now learn that the athenia was this morning sunk off the coast of scotland, and we regret that the finest consignment of curling stones that have ever yet left our factory has gone with it." according to james wyllie, secretary and director of kays of scotland (as the company is now known) in 2018, three bills of lading for this shipment included 48 pairs of blue hone ailsa curling stones for the london ontario curling club, 41 pairs of blue hone ailsa curling stones for the toronto high park curling club, and 50 pairs of red hone ailsa curling stones for the lindsay curling club. this is a total of 278 andrew kay & co. excelsior ailsa curling stones with handles and cases weighing nearly six tons with a 1939 value of (equivalent to £ in ).
ss athenia (1922)