Ailsa Craig is a small island in the Firth of Clyde, an inlet along the west coast of Scotland. It has a troubled history. Claimed by the Scots, invaded by the Spanish Empire, it was once a save ...

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 ...

Team USA won silver in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday after reaching the event’s final for the first time during the Winter Olympics. In the semifinal against Italy on Monday, American curler Cory ...

Granite is harvested from Ailsa Craig every five to ten years. At a small factory in East Ayrshire, a team of just 15 workers are carving, grinding and polishing the curling stones now being used over ...

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