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Many curling stones come from one Scottish island
Granite from Ailsa Craig has made stones for Olympic curling
Curling was played in Scotland by at least the 16th century. Many of the granite stones used in major competitions have come from Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited island in the Firth of Clyde. Each stone weighs between 17 and 20 kilograms.
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