Where do they make curling stones?

Answer 1

Curling stones are made of a very specific type of granite mined from one of two quarries in the United Kingdom: Ailsa Craig, a small island off the coast of Scotland, and Trefor Quarry in Wales.

Answer 2

Curling stones are made by two companies.

Kays of Scotland uses granite mined from Ailsa Craig, a small island off the west coast of Scotland.

Canadian Curling Stone Co. uses granite from Trefor quarry in Wales, U.K.

Answer 3

Curling stones are shaped and polished from a chunk of granite. The granite is one of two very specific varieties, mined from either Ailsa Craig (an island off the coast of Scotland) or Trefor quarry in Wales. There are two manufacturers of curling stones. Kays of Scotland, which uses Ailsa Craig granite, and Canadian Curling Stone Co., which uses Trefor quarry granite.

Answer 4

A round flat bottomed stone use in the winter sport of Curling.

Answer 5

The stone is granite from Scotland. I'm not sure about the handle.

Answer 6

The thing that you throw in curling goes by the name of rock and stone, but more commonly stone.

Answer 7

The 41 pound curling stone is used for the Olympic curling game to knock the other stones out and to place the closest to the "home." if that doesn't answer your question Google it!

Answer 8

Granite. Scottish granite is best.