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As of 2004, 60–70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island [63] and it is one of only two sources for all stones in the sport, the other being the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. [64] Ailsa Craig produced two types of granite for curling, Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green.
Andrew Kay & Company (Curling Stones) Limited, [1] trading as Kays Scotland, is the only remaining UK manufacturer and supplier of curling stones.Founded in 1851, it retains exclusive rights to harvest granite from Ailsa Craig, granted by the Marquess of Ailsa.
The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canada Curling Stone Company, which has been producing stones since 1992 and supplied the stones for the 2002 Winter Olympics. A handle is attached by a bolt running vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone.
Curling stones. Curling stones are traditionally fashioned of Ailsa Craig granite. The first stones were made in the 1750s, the original source being Ailsa Craig in Scotland. Because of the rarity of this granite, the best stones can cost as much as US$1,500. Between 60 and 70 percent of the stones used today are made from Ailsa Craig granite.
Jul. 5—CONCORD It seems unthinkable that a time would come when the Granite State no longer produces granite. But last month, the last commercial granite quarry in New Hampshire was quietly shut ...
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The riebeckite granite known as ailsite, found on the island of Ailsa Craig in western Scotland, is prized for its use in the manufacture of curling stones. Riebeckite granite was used for the facing stones of the Canton Viaduct from Moyles Quarry (a.k.a. Canton Viaduct Quarry) now part of Borderland State Park in Massachusetts, US.
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