Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make ...

Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make ...

Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited Scottish isle, is famed for its unique granite used to craft curling stones for the Olympics. Kays Curling, the sole licensee, has been supplying these stones since 1924.

Ailsa Craig is a wee North Atlantic isle off Scotland that looks like a big curling stone. If you don’t know what those are, you probably haven’t been watching the sport of curling at the Winter ...

Curling stone used at the Olympics. The two different granite varieties making up the stone can be distinguished by grain size and color. Ailsa Craig is a small island in the Firth of Clyde, an inlet ...

SAPPORO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: A view of Red and yellow stones on ice during the last day of qualifier for the Curling Japan Qualifying Tournament at Dohgin Curling Stadium on September 14, 2013 in ...

AILSA CRAIG, Scotland — This stunning volcanic island has been part of Scottish legend for a thousand years, its sugarloaf profile decorating Scottish bank notes and memorialized in a sonnet by John ...

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For the first time in nearly a half century, puffins are returning to Ailsa Craig, a plug of volcanic rock off the west coast of Scotland. Curling aficionados already know the island as the world's ...

AILSA CRAIG – The sound of bagpipes, the clash of competition, and the hum of community filled the air on Saturday, July 26, as the Ailsa Craig Highland Games returned for their second year. The ...

A REPORT on bird life on Ailsa Craig was submitted to Ayr County Council on May 30, the Earl of Glasgow presiding, following a communication from the Scottish Office. The report, prepared by ...