Kays curling stone

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Kays curling stone

Image: © Richard Dorrell Taken: 29 Sep 2012

This curling stone tops one of the gateposts at the Barskimming Road works of Kays of Scotland. Kays have the unique rights to quarry granite from Ailsa Craig, and they use it produce curling stones of exceptionally high quality. Kays stones have been used in every Winter Olympic games since 1924, and will be used again in the 2014 event.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.514287
Longitude
-4.381389